The word burse is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • burse n. (Now chiefly historical) A purse.
  • burse n. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of the needy scholars in their studies.
  • burse n. (Ecclesiastical) An ornamental case to hold the corporal when not in use.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

AN CASE CHIEFLY CORPORAL ECCLESIASTICAL FOR FOUNDATION FUND HISTORICAL HOLD IN MAINTENANCE NEEDY NOT NOW OF OR ORNAMENTAL PURSE SCHOLARS STUDIES THE THEIR TO USE WHEN

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BUR BURS UR

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ES RUB

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

REBUS RUBES SUBER

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BIRSE BULSE BURKE BURSA BURST CURSE NURSE PURSE

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BURS

2 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

BOURSE BURSAE

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BURSES BURSEED BURSERA BURSEEDS BURSERACEOUS

16 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

IMBURSED IMBURSES DISBURSED DISBURSER DISBURSES DISBURSERS REIMBURSED REIMBURSER REIMBURSES REDISBURSED REDISBURSES REIMBURSERS DISBURSEMENT DISBURSEMENTS REIMBURSEMENT REIMBURSEMENTS

4 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

IMBURSE DISBURSE REIMBURSE REDISBURSE

35 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ABUSER BURSAE BUSERA
+C CUBERS
+D DEBURS REDUBS SURBED
+G GEBURS
+H BUSHER
+I BRUISE BURIES BUSIER RUBIES
+K BURKES BUSKER
+L BRULES RUBELS RUBLES
+M BRUMES UMBERS UMBRES
+O BOURSE
+P SUPERB
+S BURSES SUBERS
+T BRUTES BURETS BUSTER REBUTS SURBET TUBERS
+X BRUXES EXURBS
+Y BUYERS REBUYS

12 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B RUES RUSE SUER SURE URES USER
-E BRUS BURS RUBS URBS
-S RUBE
-U REBS

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 382 chance (0.26%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1556 chance (0.06%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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