8 Letter Words That Start With BUR

There are 52+ eight letter words beginning with BUR in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter BUR word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with BUR.

Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With BUR

burblier 12
burdener 11
burdizzo 29
burgeons 11
burghers 14
burghuls 14
burinist 10
burkinis 14
burlesks 14
burletta 10
burleyed 14
burnable 12

All 8-Letter Words Starting With BUR (38 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is BUR as a Start 8 Letter word?

There are 52 8-letter words starting with BUR in English. The average Scrabble score here is 12.4, with -S endings dominating (46% of them).

Total Words
52
Avg Scrabble Score
12.4
Most Common Ending (46%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
IE
OU

Word Starting List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

8 Letter Words beginning with BUR are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 8 Letter Words with BUR.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 8 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 8-Letter BUR-Words in Scrabble

burdizzo 29
burquini 19
burdocks 17
burrfish 16
burgundy 15
burramys 15

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with BUR?

29 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with BUR is burdizzo with a total of 29 points.

B 3
U 1
R 1
D 2
I 1
Z 10
Z 10
O 1

FAQ 8 Letter Words That Start With BUR

  • How many 8 letter words starting with BUR are in the English dictionary?

    There are 52 8-letter words in the English dictionary that start with BUR. The average Scrabble score across them is 12.4.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words starting with BUR worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "burdizzo", "burquini", "burrfish", "burglary" start with BUR and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "burdizzo" is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words starting with BUR?

    Everyday 8-letter words starting with BUR include "burblier", "burdener", "burdizzo", "burgeons", "burghers".