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Is burnet a Scrabble word?

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

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Is burnet a Scrabble UK word?

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

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6-letter words (3 found)

BRUNET,BUNTER,BURNET,

5-letter words (9 found)

BRENT,BRUNT,BRUTE,BURET,BURNT,REBUT,TUBER,TUNER,URENT,

4-letter words (16 found)

BENT,BREN,BRUT,BUNT,BURN,BUTE,RENT,RUBE,RUNE,RUNT,TERN,TRUE,TUBE,TUNE,TURN,UNBE,

3-letter words (26 found)

BEN,BET,BRU,BUN,BUR,BUT,ERN,NEB,NET,NUB,NUR,NUT,REB,REN,RET,RUB,RUE,RUN,RUT,TEN,TUB,TUN,URB,URE,URN,UTE,

2-letter words (11 found)

BE,EN,ER,ET,NE,NU,RE,TE,UN,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 66 words from burnet according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of burnet

burnet

Etymology

From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːnɪt/, /ˈbɜːnət/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɚnɪt/, /ˈbɚnət/

Noun

burnet (usually uncountable, plural burnets)

  1. Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
  2. Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.

Derived terms

  • burnet bloodwort (Sanguisorba minor)
  • burnet companion moth
  • burnet moth
  • burnet rose (Rosa spinosossima)
  • burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga)
  • Canadian burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)
  • great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
  • lesser burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
  • salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
  • six-spot burnet
  • thorny burnet (Sanguisorba spinosum)
  • transparent burnet
  • wild burnet (Sanguisorba canadensis)

Translations

References

  • “burnet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “burnet”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • Sanguisorba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Sanguisorba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Sanguisorba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

  • Brunet, Butner, beturn, brunet, bunter

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • bornet, brunet, burnett, burnete, bornete

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈburnɛt/, /burˈnɛːt/

Noun

burnet (uncountable)

  1. Brown woolen fabric.
  2. Burnet (Sanguisorba spp.) or a similar plant.

Descendants

  • English: burnet
  • Scots: burnet

References

  • “burnē̆t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  • “burnē̆t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Adjective

burnet

  1. brown (used of linen)

References

  • “burnē̆t, n.(1) & adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  • “burnē̆t, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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