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Is burrow a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word burrow is a Scrabble US word. The word burrow is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is burrow a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word burrow is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

B3U1R1R1O1W4

Is burrow a Words With Friends word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

BURROW,

5-letter words (1 found)

BURRO,

4-letter words (3 found)

BOWR,BROW,BURR,

3-letter words (12 found)

BOR,BOW,BRO,BRR,BRU,BUR,ORB,OUR,ROB,ROW,RUB,URB,

2-letter words (7 found)

BO,OB,OR,OU,OW,UR,WO,

You can make 24 words from burrow according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of burrow

burrow

Etymology

From Middle English borowe, borewe, borwȝ, burȝe, burh, burye (“refuge for an animal, lair, burrow”), apparently a variant of Middle English burgh (“fortified dwelling, stronghold, refuge”) (see borough) and thus from Old English burh, from Proto-Germanic *burgz (“stronghold, city”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“high”), but this sense is not known in Old English burh. Compare, however, Dutch cognate burcht, which has a similar sense.

It may be related to bury (“to dig”), in which case it would be derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰergʰ- (“to protect, defend, save, preserve”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbʌɹəʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbʌɹoʊ/ (accents without the "Hurry-furry" merger)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɜɹoʊ/ (accents with the "Hurry-furry" merger)
  • Rhymes: -ʌɹəʊ
  • Homophone: borough (one pronunciation)

Noun

burrow (plural burrows)

  1. A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
  2. (mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
  3. Obsolete form of barrow. A mound.
  4. Obsolete form of borough. An incorporated town.

Derived terms

  • burrow duck

Translations

Verb

burrow (third-person singular simple present burrows, present participle burrowing, simple past and past participle burrowed)

  1. (intransitive) to dig a tunnel or hole
  2. (intransitive) (with adverbial of direction) to move underneath or press up against in search of safety or comfort
  3. (intransitive) (with into) to investigate thoroughly

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Source: wiktionary.org