BIRSY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIRSY 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 BIRSY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRSY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRSY
No single letter turns BIRSY into another word.
How BIRSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BIRSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What stands out about BIRSY
- The letters of BIRSY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIRSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsdialect
Bristly to the touch, or quick to take offence.
Birsy comes from birse, the Scots word for a bristle, and the sense splits the same way English rough does: a birsy chin is stubbly, while a birsy man flares up at the smallest remark. Weather described as birsy is raw and stinging rather than merely cold.
How BIRSY is used
Chiefly Scots; heard about beards, weather and short tempers alike.
- His birsy chin had not seen a razor in a week.
- Do not cross him when he gets birsy like that.
- A birsy wind came off the water all afternoon.
- The old collie had a birsy coat and a gentle nature.
- She answered in a birsy tone that ended the argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRSY
Common questions about BIRSY
- Is BIRSY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIRSY is not in it.
- How many points is BIRSY worth?
- BIRSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRSY mean?
- Bristly to the touch, or quick to take offence.
- What letters can be added to BIRSY?
- No single letter can be added to BIRSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BIRSY:
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