BIREME is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BIREME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIREME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIREME is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIREME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biremesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIREME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BIREME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What stands out about BIREME
- The same 6 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 BIREME mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient warship with two rows of oars on each side, one row above the other.
The bireme was developed in the Mediterranean and used by Greek and Phoenician fleets before the larger trireme took over. Its name is Latin for "two oars" and refers to the two levels of rowers who sat stacked along the hull. The extra bank gave more power without making the ship longer, which suited fast raiding vessels.
How BIREME is used
Historical term used in discussion of ancient navies and shipbuilding.
- A Phoenician bireme appears on the carved stone panel.
- The bireme needed over a hundred rowers to reach full speed.
- Scholars still argue about how each bireme was laid out.
- The museum built a half-size bireme from old drawings.
- No bireme survived, only wrecks and a few coins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIREME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BIREME
The 6 tiles of BIREME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BIREME
1 longer words begin with BIREME.
Shorter words from the letters in BIREME
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Common questions about BIREME
- Is BIREME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIREME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIREME worth?
- BIREME is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIREME mean?
- An ancient warship with two rows of oars on each side, one row above the other.
- What letters can be added to BIREME?
- BIREME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BIREME:
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