EYRIE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EYRIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EYRIE?
| 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 EYRIE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EYRIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eyriesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EYRIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EYRIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,562.
What stands out about EYRIE
- EYRIE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does EYRIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle, built high on a cliff or in a tall tree, or a house or stronghold set on a high, commanding position.
An eagle builds its eyrie on a ledge or treetop that offers a wide view and protection from ground predators, often returning to enlarge the same eyrie year after year. Writers borrow the word figuratively for any home, castle, or lookout perched high above its surroundings, describing it as an eyrie even though no actual bird lives there. Because the position of an eyrie usually favors both safety and visibility, the figurative sense keeps that same sense of a commanding, hard-to-reach height.
How EYRIE is used
Used literally for the nests of birds of prey and figuratively for a high, remote dwelling or stronghold.
- The eagle returned to its eyrie high on the cliff face.
- Climbers spotted an eyrie among the rocks above the valley.
- The old castle looked like an eyrie perched above the town.
- Wildlife photographers watched the eyrie from a safe distance.
- His mountain cabin felt like a private eyrie above the clouds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EYRIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EYRIE
1 longer words begin with EYRIE.
Shorter words from the letters in EYRIE
Common questions about EYRIE
- Is EYRIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EYRIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EYRIE worth?
- EYRIE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EYRIE mean?
- The nest of a bird of prey, especially an eagle, built high on a cliff or in a tall tree, or a house or stronghold set on a high, commanding position.
- What letters can be added to EYRIE?
- EYRIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EYRIE:
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