Words that start with BUR

233 words begin with BUR, and BUREAUCRATIZING scores the most at 29 points.

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15-letter words count:2

14-letter words count:6

13-letter words count:6

12-letter words count:4

11-letter words count:11

10-letter words count:15

9-letter words count:25

8-letter words count:35

7-letter words count:58

6-letter words count:41

5-letter words count:20

4-letter words count:9

3-letter words count:1

The full count

There are 233 words that begin with BUR, and every one is listed here with its score.

From 3 letters to 15: the 7-letter band is the densest with 58 words, and the 15-letter band the scarcest with 2.

What to look at first

The highest-scoring answer is BUREAUCRATIZING at 29 points in Scrabble. It tops both tables: 35 in Words With Friends as well.

At 15 letters, BUREAUCRATIZING and BUREAUCRATISING are as long as this set goes.

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What some of these mean

bureaucratism
nonelective government officials
burglarproof
secure against burglary
bureaucratic
of or relating to or resembling a bureaucrat or bureaucracy
bureaucracy
nonelective government officials
burgomaster
a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria

Common questions

How many words start with BUR?
233, ranging from 3 to 15 letters.
What is the best scoring word that starts with BUR?
BUREAUCRATIZING, worth 29 points in Scrabble.
What is the longest word that starts with BUR?
BUREAUCRATIZING and BUREAUCRATISING, at 15 letters.