BIRI is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. BIRI is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 7 points there.
Which word lists accept BIRI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRI
No single letter turns BIRI into another word.
How BIRI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BIRI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does BIRI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A thin, hand-rolled cigarette made of coarse tobacco wrapped in a dried leaf, smoked mainly in South Asia.
A biri is cheaper and stronger-tasting than a manufactured cigarette, tied at one end with a thread rather than a filter, and often sold loose rather than in packets. The word is also spelled bidi or beedi, and biri smoking is common across India and neighbouring countries.
How BIRI is used
Regional term from South Asia; rare in British or American English outside discussion of the region.
- The old man rolled his own biri each morning.
- A biri costs far less than a packet of cigarettes.
- Smoke from his biri drifted across the market stall.
- Biri smoking is widespread in rural India.
- She bought a bundle of biri leaves at the corner shop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIRI
4 longer words begin with BIRI.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRI
Common questions about BIRI
- Is BIRI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRI worth?
- BIRI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRI mean?
- A thin, hand-rolled cigarette made of coarse tobacco wrapped in a dried leaf, smoked mainly in South Asia.
- What letters can be added to BIRI?
- No single letter can be added to BIRI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BIRI:
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