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BURRS

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What BURRS Means

BURRS is a form of BURR, which means:

  1. noun: seed vessel having hooks or prickles
  2. noun: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
  3. verb: remove the burrs from

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BURRS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 U1 R1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In BURRS

15 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (5)

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing BURRS

BURRS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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