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

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Is imburse a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1M3B3U1R1S1E1

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7-letter words (3 found)

ERBIUMS,IMBRUES,IMBURSE,

6-letter words (10 found)

BRUISE,BRUMES,BURIES,BUSIER,ERBIUM,IMBRUE,IMBUES,RUBIES,UMBERS,UMBRES,

5-letter words (31 found)

BERMS,BIERS,BIRSE,BREIS,BRIES,BRIMS,BRISE,BRUME,BURSE,EMBUS,EMIRS,IMBUE,MERIS,MIRES,MISER,MUIRS,MURES,MUSER,REBUS,RIBES,RIEMS,RIMES,RIMUS,RUBES,RUMES,SEBUM,SERUM,SIEUR,SUBER,UMBER,UMBRE,

4-letter words (50 found)

BERM,BIER,BISE,BREI,BRIE,BRIM,BRIS,BRUS,BUMS,BURS,EMIR,EMUS,IRES,IURE,MERI,MEUS,MIBS,MIRE,MIRS,MISE,MUIR,MURE,MUSE,REBS,REIS,REMS,RIBS,RIEM,RIME,RIMS,RIMU,RISE,RUBE,RUBS,RUES,RUME,RUMS,RUSE,SEIR,SEMI,SIRE,SMIR,SMUR,SUER,SUMI,SURE,UMES,URBS,URES,USER,

3-letter words (43 found)

BES,BIS,BRU,BUM,BUR,BUS,EMS,EMU,ERM,ERS,IRE,ISM,MES,MEU,MIB,MIR,MIS,MUS,REB,REI,REM,RES,RIB,RIM,RUB,RUE,RUM,SEI,SER,SIB,SIM,SIR,SRI,SUB,SUE,SUI,SUM,SUR,UME,UMS,URB,URE,USE,

2-letter words (14 found)

BE,BI,EM,ER,ES,IS,ME,MI,MU,RE,SI,UM,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 152 words from imburse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of imburse

imburse

Etymology

From Medieval Latin imbursāre, Late Latin imbursāre, from Latin im- (variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’ usually affixed to verbs)) + bursa (“animal skin, oxhide; purse (usually made of leather or skin); supply of money, funds”) (from Ancient Greek βῠ́ρσᾰ (búrsa, “animal skin; skin stripped off a hide”)); analysable as im- +‎ burse. The word is cognate with Old French enborser (modern French embourser), Italian imborsare, Spanish embolsar (“to bag”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbəːs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈbɚs/
  • Hyphenation: im‧burse

Verb

imburse (third-person singular simple present imburses, present participle imbursing, simple past and past participle imbursed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.

Alternative forms

  • emborse, emburse (obsolete)

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Anagrams

  • erbiums, imbrues, imbuers

Source: wiktionary.org