Definitions for burbot

burbot bur·bot

Spelling: [bur-buh t]
IPA: /ˈbɜr bət/

Burbot is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in burbot (bbortu).

Definitions for burbot

noun

  1. a freshwater cod, Lota lota, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having an elongated body and a barbel on the chin.

Origin of burbot

1425-75; late Middle English Middle French bourbotte, variant of bourbete, derivative of bourbeter to wallow in mud, equivalent to bourbe mud + -t- frequentative suffix + -er infinitive endin

Examples for burbot

Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).

The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.

The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.

Word Value for burbot
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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