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Is burgess a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word burgess is a Scrabble US word. The word burgess is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is burgess a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word burgess is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

B3U1R1G2E1S1S1

Is burgess a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word burgess is a Words With Friends word. The word burgess is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

BURGESS,

6-letter words (4 found)

BURSES,GEBURS,SUBERS,SURGES,

5-letter words (19 found)

BERGS,BURGS,BURSE,BUSES,GEBUR,GRUBS,GRUES,GUESS,REBUS,RESUS,RUBES,RUSES,RUSSE,SUBER,SUERS,SURES,SURGE,URGES,USERS,

4-letter words (33 found)

BEGS,BERG,BRUS,BUGS,BURG,BURS,BUSS,ERGS,GERS,GRUB,GRUE,GUBS,GUES,GURS,REBS,REGS,RUBE,RUBS,RUES,RUGS,RUSE,SEGS,SERS,SUBS,SUER,SUES,SUGS,SURE,URBS,URES,URGE,USER,USES,

3-letter words (31 found)

BEG,BES,BRU,BUG,BUR,BUS,ERG,ERS,ESS,GER,GUB,GUE,GUR,GUS,REB,REG,RES,RUB,RUE,RUG,SEG,SER,SUB,SUE,SUG,SUR,SUS,UGS,URB,URE,USE,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,ER,ES,GU,RE,UG,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 97 words from burgess according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of burgess

burgess

Etymology

From Middle English burgeis, from Anglo-Norman burgeis, of Proto-Germanic origin; either from Late Latin burgensis (from Latin burgus), or from Frankish *burg, both from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. See also bourgeois, burgish.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːd͡ʒɪs/

Noun

burgess (plural burgesses)

  1. An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
  2. (historical) A town magistrate.
  3. (historical, UK) A representative of a borough in the Parliament.
  4. (historical, US) A member of the House of Burgesses, a legislative body in colonial America, established by the Virginia Company to provide civil rule in the colonies.

Derived terms

  • burgess-ship

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Source: wiktionary.org