BAIRN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BAIRN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAIRN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAIRN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAIRN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bairnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAIRN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAIRN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about BAIRN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BAIRN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsregional
A child, especially a young one; a term used chiefly in Scotland and northern England.
Bairn comes from an old Germanic root shared with the verb bear, in the sense of bearing or carrying a child, and it has stayed in everyday use in Scots and northern English speech long after other regions settled on child or kid. The word carries a warm, affectionate tone rather than a formal one, and is often used by parents, grandparents, and teachers speaking to or about small children. Outside Scotland and northern England, bairn is mostly recognised from literature, song, or dialogue meant to sound authentically Scottish.
How BAIRN is used
Everyday and affectionate in Scots and northern English speech; recognised elsewhere mainly from literature or dialect writing.
- She wrapped the bairn in a warm blanket.
- How many bairns do you have now?
- The old song describes a mother singing to her bairn.
- He's just a bairn, barely old enough for school.
- Grandmother always called the youngest child her wee bairn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAIRN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAIRN
The 5 tiles of BAIRN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BAIRN
6 longer words begin with BAIRN.
Words ending in BAIRN
1 words end in BAIRN. Useful as a back hook: play BAIRN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BAIRN inside
1 words contain BAIRN in the middle. Words that start with BAIRN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BAIRN
Common questions about BAIRN
- Is BAIRN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAIRN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAIRN worth?
- BAIRN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAIRN mean?
- A child, especially a young one; a term used chiefly in Scotland and northern England.
- What letters can be added to BAIRN?
- BAIRN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAIRN:
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