Bursts
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular of burst: breaks or flies open suddenly and violently, as though from internal pressure.
“The pipe bursts every winter when the temperature plummets below freezing.”
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Ends in -STS which is a rare cluster in Wordle, B, U, R, T, S are all worth testing early on
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Worth 8 points, the -STS ending is awkward to place but the word is valid and can bridge two bonus squares
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