BUIRDLY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUIRDLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUIRDLY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUIRDLY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUIRDLY
No single letter turns BUIRDLY into another word.
How BUIRDLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUIRDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does BUIRDLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Strongly and sturdily built, stalwart.
Buirdly belongs to Scottish speech and paints a person or animal as broad, muscular and dependable-looking. It is a warm word of praise for a solid frame, not a cold technical one.
How BUIRDLY is used
Buirdly is a Scots word seen in dialect writing and old poems.
- He was a buirdly lad with shoulders like a door.
- The farmer kept a buirdly pair of horses.
- A buirdly figure filled the doorway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUIRDLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUIRDLY
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Common questions about BUIRDLY
- Is BUIRDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUIRDLY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUIRDLY worth?
- BUIRDLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUIRDLY mean?
- Strongly and sturdily built, stalwart.
- What letters can be added to BUIRDLY?
- No single letter can be added to BUIRDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUIRDLY:
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