Is BURLESQUE a word?
BURLESQUE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BURLESQUE is a valid word.
What does burlesque mean?
noun: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BURLESQUE: word details
- Pronunciation: bur-LEHSK (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 24 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside burlesque
Words you can make from the letters of burlesque.
Solve a whole rack, not just BURLESQUE
BURLESQUE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BURLESQUE mean?
BURLESQUE is a noun. It means: a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease).
Is BURLESQUE a valid word?
Yes, BURLESQUE is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.