Burghs

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of burgh, the Scottish term for an incorporated town or borough holding defined legal privileges and trading rights granted by royal charter.

“The ancient burghs of Scotland competed fiercely for royal charters granting them exclusive trading advantages over rival towns.”

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Synonyms

boroughstowns

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

The GH cluster is silent, the -URGHS ending is a highly unusual pattern, remember the U after B and the unpronounced GH

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Scrabble

H scores 4 points, GH together is an awkward cluster but BURGH is valid, the S makes BURGHS a useful six-letter extension

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Words you can make from Burghs

Shorter words formed from the letters in “burghs”.

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