Burtons

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of burton, referring to a type of tackle used on ships for hoisting or tightening rigging.

“The sailors rigged the burtons to hoist the heavy cargo aboard.”

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Synonyms

tacklespulleyshoists

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Wordle

Ends in -ONS, U and O as vowels, starts BUR- with no unusual letters

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Scrabble

Moderate value, -ONS ending can hook onto other words, all common tiles

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buttons

Words you can make from Burtons

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bourns brunts burton robust suborn bonus borts bosun bourn bouts bruno brunt bunts burns burnt burst busto nobut notus roust routs runts rusot snort

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