Burial
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The ceremonial placing of a dead body in a grave or tomb, typically accompanied by religious or cultural rites.
“The family gathered at the hillside churchyard for the burial of their beloved grandmother on a grey autumn morning.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbɛrɪəl/
Syllables
bur·i·al
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Wordle
Contains three vowels in six letters, the -IAL ending is distinctive, BUR at the start is shared with many words in this cluster
Scrabble
All common low-value tiles, the -IAL suffix places well on the board and is easy to build around
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