BIRDIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BIRDIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRDIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRDIE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRDIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRDIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BIRDIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does BIRDIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A golf score of one stroke fewer than the par set for a hole.
Golfers count their play against par, the number of strokes an expert is expected to need, and a birdie is the pleasant result of beating it by exactly one. The term is said to have started in American golf around 1900, when "bird" was slang for anything excellent. It also works as a verb, as in birdie the last hole, and in a different sense it can be a pet name for a small bird or the shuttlecock in badminton.
How BIRDIE is used
Most often heard in golf commentary and scorecards; one stroke better still is an eagle.
- She sank a long putt for a birdie on the seventh hole.
- A birdie at the last gave him a one-stroke lead.
- He made only one birdie all afternoon on the windy course.
- The scorecard showed two bogeys and a single birdie.
- Hitting the green in two set up an easy birdie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRDIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BIRDIE
The 6 tiles of BIRDIE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BIRDIE
3 longer words begin with BIRDIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRDIE
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Common questions about BIRDIE
- Is BIRDIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRDIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRDIE worth?
- BIRDIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRDIE mean?
- A golf score of one stroke fewer than the par set for a hole.
- What letters can be added to BIRDIE?
- BIRDIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BIRDIE:
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