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Is starburst a Scrabble word?

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

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Is starburst a Scrabble UK word?

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

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9-letter words (1 found)

STARBURST,

7-letter words (2 found)

BURSARS,STRATUS,

6-letter words (21 found)

ABURST,ASTRUT,BRASTS,BRUSTS,BURSAR,BURSAS,BURSTS,STARRS,STARTS,STATUS,STRUTS,STURTS,SURATS,SURRAS,SUTRAS,SUTTAS,TARSUS,TRUSTS,TSUBAS,TUARTS,TUSSAR,

5-letter words (51 found)

ABUTS,BASTS,BATTS,BATTU,BAURS,BRASS,BRAST,BRATS,BRUST,BRUTS,BUATS,BURAS,BURRS,BURSA,BURST,BUSTS,BUTTS,RATUS,RUSAS,RUSTS,SARUS,SAUTS,STABS,STARR,STARS,START,STATS,STRUT,STUBS,STURT,SUBAS,SURAS,SURAT,SURRA,SUTRA,SUTTA,TABUS,TARTS,TATUS,TAUTS,TRABS,TRASS,TRATS,TRUSS,TRUST,TSARS,TSUBA,TUART,TUBAR,TUBAS,TURRS,

4-letter words (56 found)

ABUT,ARBS,ARTS,BARS,BASS,BAST,BATS,BATT,BAUR,BRAS,BRAT,BRUS,BRUT,BUAT,BURA,BURR,BURS,BUSS,BUST,BUTS,BUTT,RAST,RATS,RATU,RUBS,RUSA,RUST,RUTS,SABS,SARS,SAUT,STAB,STAR,STAT,STUB,SUBA,SUBS,SURA,TABS,TABU,TARS,TART,TASS,TATS,TATU,TAUS,TAUT,TRAT,TSAR,TUBA,TUBS,TURR,TUTS,URBS,URSA,UTAS,

3-letter words (37 found)

ABS,ARB,ARS,ART,ASS,ATS,ATT,BAR,BAS,BAT,BRA,BRR,BRU,BUR,BUS,BUT,RAS,RAT,RUB,RUT,SAB,SAR,SAT,SAU,SUB,SUR,SUS,TAB,TAR,TAS,TAT,TAU,TUB,TUT,URB,UTA,UTS,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AR,AS,AT,BA,ST,TA,UR,US,UT,

You can make 178 words from starburst according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of starburst

starburst

Etymology

star +‎ burst

Noun

starburst (plural starbursts)

  1. A violent explosion, or the pattern (likened to the shape of a star) supposed to be made by such an explosion.
  2. (typography) A symbol similar to an asterisk, but with additional rays: ✺.
  3. (astronomy) A region of space with an unusually high rate of star formation.
  4. (astronomy) A period in time during which a region of space experiences an unusually high rate of star formation.
    The Milky Way will see a starburst in approximately 200,000,000 years.

Derived terms

  • starburst display
  • starburst galaxy

Translations

Verb

starburst (third-person singular simple present starbursts, present participle starbursting, simple past and past participle starbursted)

  1. (astronomy, of a region of space) To experience an unusually high rate of star formation.
  2. To explode; to burst out violently via, or in such a manner as to cause, an explosion.
  3. To make a starburst pattern.

Source: wiktionary.org