burston

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7

Definition of burston

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  2. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename:
  4. (countable)A habitational surname from Old English.

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Etymology

Various origins: * The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name *Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”). * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Anagrams of burston

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

11 words

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