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Is buriti a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word buriti is a Scrabble US word. The word buriti is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is buriti a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word buriti is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (1 found)

BURITI,

5-letter words (1 found)

BRUIT,

4-letter words (2 found)

BRIT,BRUT,

3-letter words (11 found)

BIT,BRU,BUR,BUT,RIB,RIT,RUB,RUT,TUB,TUI,URB,

2-letter words (5 found)

BI,IT,TI,UR,UT,

You can make 20 words from buriti according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of buriti

buriti

Noun

buriti (plural buritis)

  1. The moriche palm.

Cebuano

Etymology

burit +‎ -i

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Verb

buriti

  1. imperative of burit

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • muruti, muriti, buruti, miriti
  • murutim (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi moretĩ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bu‧ri‧ti

Noun

buriti m (plural buritis)

  1. (Brazil) moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa, a palm of tropical South America)
    Synonym: buritizeiro
  2. (Brazil) the fruit of the moriche palm

References

  • Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida; Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil; São Paulo: 2013: Global.
  • D’Abbeville, Claude; Histoire de la mission des pères Capucins en l'isle de Maragnan et terres circonvoisines, p. 221; Paris: 1614: François Huby.

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