FYRD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. FYRD 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FYRD?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FYRD is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FYRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fyrdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FYRD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FYRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does FYRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The militia of an Anglo-Saxon shire.
The fyrd was a levy of free men called out for a fixed period, which is why armies of the time could not stay in the field for long. Harold's difficulty in 1066 was that his had already gone home.
How FYRD is used
Countable and uncountable. Historical.
- The fyrd served a fixed term and then went home.
- The word fyrd is Old English for an army.
- Harold had dismissed the fyrd before the invasion landed.
- A shire raised its own fyrd and no more.
- Two fyrds could not be kept in the field at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FYRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FYRD
1 longer words begin with FYRD.
Shorter words from the letters in FYRD
Common questions about FYRD
- Is FYRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FYRD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FYRD worth?
- FYRD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FYRD mean?
- The militia of an Anglo-Saxon shire.
- What letters can be added to FYRD?
- FYRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FYRD:
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