Words Containing CKBUR

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing CKBUR?

BACKBURNING is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACKBURNED (21), BACKBURNS (19), RICKBURNERS (19).

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All Words Containing CKBUR 6 words

How often does CKBUR appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words containing CKBUR. Most are 10 letters long, they average 19.5 points and the best is BACKBURNING (22 points).

Total words: 6
Most common length: 10 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 19.5; out of 22 max
Longest word: BACKBURNING; 11 letters
Most common ending: S; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

s 33.3%
d 16.7%
g 16.7%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing CKBUR

b ₃a ₁c ₃k ₅b ₃u ₁r ₁n ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂

B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + B 3 + U 1 + R 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 22 points

Double word: 44 pts
Triple word: 66 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

backburning

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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