Burnous

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A long hooded cloak woven from wool in a single piece, traditionally worn by Arabs and Moors.

“The merchant wrapped his burnous tightly against the desert wind.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bur·nous

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Synonyms

burnooseburnouse

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Wordle

Contains U and O as vowels, starts with BUR and ends in OUS, a distinctive pattern

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Scrabble

Ends in -OUS which is hookable, B and N are common tiles, moderate overall value

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “burnous”.

bourns suborn bonus bosun bourn bruno burns rubus urson bons born bors bosn boun bour bros buns burn buro burs nobs nous nubs onus

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