BIRSING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIRSING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BIRSING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRSING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRSING
No single letter turns BIRSING into another word.
How BIRSING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIRSING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BIRSING mean in Scrabble?
BIRSING is the -ing form (present participle) of BIRSE.
BIRSE(noun) — A bristle, especially of a pig or other animal, and figuratively a person's temper, as in the phrase to get one's birse up meaning to become angry.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRSING
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Common questions about BIRSING
- Is BIRSING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIRSING is not in it.
- How many points is BIRSING worth?
- BIRSING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIRSING?
- No single letter can be added to BIRSING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIRSING:
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