BYRE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BYRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BYRE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BYRE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BYRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
byresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BYRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BYRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BYRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A shed in which cattle are kept.
Byre is northern English and Scots and comes from the same root as bower, through the idea of a dwelling. The two words divide entirely by who lives in the building.
How BYRE is used
Countable: a byre, two byres. Northern.
- A byre holds twenty and smells of nothing else.
- The word byre shares a root with bower.
- A bower is for people and a byre is for cattle.
- Two byres and one milking parlour between them.
- The byre is warmer than the house in February.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BYRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BYRE
The 4 tiles of BYRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BYRE
5 longer words begin with BYRE.
Shorter words from the letters in BYRE
Common questions about BYRE
- Is BYRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BYRE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BYRE worth?
- BYRE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BYRE mean?
- A shed in which cattle are kept.
- What letters can be added to BYRE?
- BYRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BYRE:
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