CHIRL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHIRL 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 CHIRL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRL is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chirlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHIRL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CHIRL mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To make a soft, trilling or chirping sound, as small birds do.
Chirl belongs to Scots dialect speech and describes the light, rippling noise made by small birds rather than a full song. Regional glossaries list it beside chirp and warble as a near relative rather than a plain synonym. Outside Scots writing the word is rarely met, and speakers elsewhere would reach for chirp instead.
How CHIRL is used
Scots dialect; found in regional glossaries and Scots verse rather than everyday standard English.
- In Scots speech, small birds chirl among the branches at first light.
- She said the wren seemed to chirl rather than sing outright.
- The old glossary lists chirl beside chirp as related sounds.
- He heard the sparrows chirl softly under the eaves.
- Writers using Scots dialect let birds chirl instead of twitter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHIRL
3 longer words begin with CHIRL.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRL
Common questions about CHIRL
- Is CHIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHIRL is not in it.
- How many points is CHIRL worth?
- CHIRL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHIRL mean?
- To make a soft, trilling or chirping sound, as small birds do.
- What letters can be added to CHIRL?
- CHIRL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHIRL:
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