Lyre is valid Scrabble Word

Is lyre a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is lyre valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

4 letters word
7 points in Scrabble
7 points in WWF

Definitions for LYRE in dictionary:

NOUN:

an ancient harp-like instrument
a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar, used especially in ancient Greece. Modern instruments of this type are found mainly in East Africa.
ancient musical instrument
A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.
One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.
a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment

Words related to LYRE

lyres8

Words that contain LYRE

lyres8 lyrebird14 lyrebirds15

How to use LYRE in a sentence

Nothing but a lyre! So I made a covenant there with myself.
Really the lyre was merely a sounding-box, and the vibrations of the music were conveyed from instruments, played in the next room, to the lyre through a steel rod.
Upon his shoulder was a silver bow, from his belt hung a quiver of sharp arrows, and in his hands was a golden lyre.
As he that played that secret tune may turn And strike it on a lyre triumphantly, I wait some future, all a lyre for thee.
Amphion there the loud creating lyre Strikes, and behold a sudden Thebes aspire.
At one end of the long series of figures representing guests and attendants was a band of performers, at least three in number, two of whom certainly played upon the lyre.
He is represented as holding in his hand a bow, and sometimes a lyre.
They feasted till sunset, Apollo giving them sweet music from his lyre, while the goddesses of song accompanied him with their voices.
In love, putting aside all consideration of the soul, the heart of a woman is like a lyre which does not reveal its secret, excepting to him who is a skillful player.
Ibycus, the sacred poet, with his staff and his lyre, went on into the wood.

Kenkenes looked at the lyre and did not answer at once.
Then Cheiron put the lyre into his hands, and taught him how to play it, till the sun sank low behind the cliff, and a shout was heard outside.
Now when these three went into his hut they found Achilles sitting with a lyre in his hands, singing to the music he made.
It is like a many-stringed lyre, and to break any one of the chords is to mar the music.
They sent her the gift of a jewel consisting of the head and lyre of Apollo, making a ring and seal in one.
Weak Lyre! thy virtue sure Is useless here, since thou art only found To cure, but not to wound, And she to wound, but not to cure.
The figures of the lyre and flute players are interesting as affording very early information concerning the forms of European musical instruments.
From his chaste Muse employed her heaven-taught lyre None but the noblest passions to inspire, Not one immoral, one corrupted thought.
Then Orpheus took the lyre and sang of the making of the wondrous world.
As they feasted a minstrel played to them on his lyre, and sang a song of the return of the warriors from Troyland when the fighting was over.
Orpheus, tranquil and inspired, touched the quiet lyre surrounded by the Muses.
And in playing the lyre, or wrestling, quickness or sharpness are far better than quietness and slowness? Yes.

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