CIRL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIRL 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CIRL?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIRL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIRL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cirlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIRL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does CIRL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small European bunting related to the yellowhammer, the male having a black throat and a striped head.
The cirl is a songbird found in warm parts of Europe, usually named in full as cirl bunting, and it favours farmland with hedges and scattered trees. Its numbers have fallen sharply in some regions as traditional farming has declined, making it a species of particular conservation concern.
How CIRL is used
A specialist ornithological term, almost always met as part of the full name cirl bunting.
- Birdwatchers gathered at dawn hoping to spot a cirl in the hedgerow.
- The reserve was created partly to protect the rare cirl population.
- A male cirl displayed its distinctive black throat from the fence post.
- Conservationists tracked how far the cirl had spread along the coast.
- The guidebook described the song of the cirl in careful detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIRL
1 longer words begin with CIRL.
Shorter words from the letters in CIRL
Common questions about CIRL
- Is CIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIRL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIRL worth?
- CIRL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIRL mean?
- A small European bunting related to the yellowhammer, the male having a black throat and a striped head.
- What letters can be added to CIRL?
- CIRL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CIRL:
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