Is BURY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURY mean?
- verb
cover from sight
“Afghani women buried under their burkas”
- verb
place in a grave or tomb
“Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”
- verb
place in the earth and cover with soil
“They buried the stolen goods”
- verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
4
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BURY
BURY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of BURY
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BURY
The 7 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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