FEIRIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FEIRIE 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 FEIRIE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEIRIE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEIRIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
feirierChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FEIRIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FEIRIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does FEIRIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Nimble, active and in good health; able to get about briskly.
Feirie is a Scots word that praises a person who is fit and strong for their age or for a task. It is used mainly in older Scottish speech and writing and has no neat one-word match in standard English, which is why it is still listed by word-game dictionaries.
How FEIRIE is used
Scots; seen chiefly in dialect writing.
- The old shepherd was still feirie on the hill.
- She was a feirie wee woman who walked everywhere.
- Though ninety, he stayed feirie and sharp.
- A feirie lad can cover the glen before noon.
- They praised the feirie way he climbed the stair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEIRIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEIRIE
2 longer words begin with FEIRIE.
Shorter words from the letters in FEIRIE
Common questions about FEIRIE
- Is FEIRIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEIRIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEIRIE worth?
- FEIRIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEIRIE mean?
- Nimble, active and in good health; able to get about briskly.
- What letters can be added to FEIRIE?
- FEIRIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FEIRIE:
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