What does BURY mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛri/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Words With Friends score
- 10
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- cover from sight“Afghani women buried under their burkas”
- place in a grave or tomb“Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”
- place in the earth and cover with soil“They buried the stolen goods”
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing“The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”
- embed deeply“She sank her fingers into the soft sand”
- dismiss from the mind; stop remembering“I tried to bury these unpleasant memories”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
buries8
Anagrams of BURY
Words inside BURY
5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is BURY a valid word in word games?
BURY 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 BURY worth?
BURY is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from BURY?
5 other words, including BY, BUY, RUB and BUR.