What does BURDEN mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈbɜrdən/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
12
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. an onerous or difficult concern“the burden of responsibility”
  2. weight to be borne or conveyed
  3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  4. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

verb

  1. weight down with a load
  2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to“He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

burdens10burdening13

Anagrams of BURDEN

burned9 unbred9

Words inside BURDEN

53 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

under6 bend7 bred7burn6 dune5nerd5 rude5 bed6 ben5 bud6 bun5den4 dub6 due4 dun4end4 red4 rub5 rue3run3 urn3be4 de3ed3en2 er2ne2nu2re2 un2

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Anagrams of BURDEN

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Questions

Is BURDEN a valid word in word games?

BURDEN is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BURDEN worth?

BURDEN is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 12 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BURDEN?

53 other words, including BE, UNDER, END and RUN.