burgrave
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
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Definition of burgrave
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
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noun
- (historical)The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.
- One who holds a hereditary title, with an associated domain, descended from an ancestor who commanded a burg, especially in German-speaking Europe.
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Etymology
From German Burggraf, from Burg (“castle”) + Graf (“count”). Compare Dutch burggraaf, French burgrave. See margrave.
Words you can make from burgrave
98 playable · top: BRAVURE (12 pts)
Best play bravure 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
35 words- VERB 9 pts
- GAVE 8 pts
- VEGA 8 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- BERG 7 pts
- BRAG 7 pts
- BURG 7 pts
- ERUV 7 pts
- GARB 7 pts
- GRAB 7 pts
- GRUB 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- UVEA 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAU 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BURA 6 pts
- BURR 6 pts
- RUBE 6 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AGUE 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- GAUR 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GRUE 5 pts
- GUAR 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RUGA 5 pts
- URGE 5 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
- UREA 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- GUV 7 pts
- VEG 7 pts
- VUG 7 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- BAG 6 pts
- BEG 6 pts
- BUG 6 pts
- GAB 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAU 6 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- BUR 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- RUB 5 pts
- URB 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GRR 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RUG 4 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- RUE 3 pts
2-letter words
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