Is “Burthen” a Scrabble word?
Yes
BURTHEN
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Burthen
noun
1.A heavy load.
2.A responsibility, onus.
3.A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
verb
1.To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
“to burden a nation with taxes”
2.To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
noun
1.The tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.