BIRTHRIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BIRTHRIGHT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRTHRIGHT?
| 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 BIRTHRIGHT is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRTHRIGHT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
birthrightsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRTHRIGHT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIRTHRIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRTHRIGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIRTHRIGHT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A right or privilege that a person has from the moment of being born.
Historically a birthright might be the eldest son's claim to an estate, and in the Bible Esau sold his for a meal. Today people speak of a birthright for freedoms or heritage thought to belong to everyone.
How BIRTHRIGHT is used
Used for inherited rights and for freedoms seen as natural entitlements.
- Citizenship is the birthright of every child born here.
- He sold his birthright for a bowl of soup.
- Many believe clean water should be a birthright.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRTHRIGHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIRTHRIGHT
1 longer words begin with BIRTHRIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRTHRIGHT
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Common questions about BIRTHRIGHT
- Is BIRTHRIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRTHRIGHT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRTHRIGHT worth?
- BIRTHRIGHT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRTHRIGHT mean?
- A right or privilege that a person has from the moment of being born.
- What letters can be added to BIRTHRIGHT?
- BIRTHRIGHT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIRTHRIGHT:
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