burden: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with B · ends with N
Meaning of burden
noun
A heavy load.
A responsibility, onus.
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
Example: a ship of a hundred tons burden
Listed forms: burdens, burthen.
Source: Wiktionary — burden.
verb
- figuratively, literally, transitive
To encumber with a burden.
Example: to burden a nation with taxes
- transitive
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
Listed forms: burdens, burdening, burdened, burthen.
Source: Wiktionary — burden.
noun
A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
The drone of a bagpipe.
A theme, a core idea.
Example: the burden of the argument
Listed forms: burdens.
Source: Wiktionary — burden.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for burden.
noun
an onerous or difficult concern
noun
weight to be borne or conveyed
noun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
verb
weight down with a load
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is burden in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of burden
B(3) + U(1) + R(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of burden
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from burden
42 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in burden. Showing up to 24, longest first.