BIRTH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BIRTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRTH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRTH is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
birthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BIRTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does BIRTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The emergence of a baby or other young animal from its mother's body, marking the start of its life as a separate being.
Birth marks the moment a new individual stops depending on a single body and begins an independent existence, whether that individual is a human infant, a foal, or a litter of kittens. The word also reaches well beyond biology, so people speak of the birth of a nation, an idea, or a business to describe the moment something new comes into being. Official records of birth, such as a birth certificate, fix a person's date and place of birth for legal purposes throughout life.
How BIRTH is used
An everyday word used both literally, for the delivery of offspring, and figuratively, for the start of something new.
- The birth of their daughter was announced in the local paper.
- Vets stayed close by in case the birth of the foal ran into trouble.
- Historians date the birth of the republic to that summer.
- Her birth certificate lists the hospital and the exact time.
- The birth of the internet reshaped how people communicate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BIRTH
The 5 tiles of BIRTH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BIRTH
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with BIRTH.
Words ending in BIRTH
8 words end in BIRTH. Useful as a back hook: play BIRTH onto a word already on the board.
Words with BIRTH inside
16 words contain BIRTH in the middle. Words that start with BIRTH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRTH
Common questions about BIRTH
- Is BIRTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRTH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRTH worth?
- BIRTH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRTH mean?
- The emergence of a baby or other young animal from its mother's body, marking the start of its life as a separate being.
- What letters can be added to BIRTH?
- BIRTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BIRTH:
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