GAIR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. GAIR 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept GAIR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAIR is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,689.
What stands out about GAIR
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsregional
A narrow triangular strip of land or grass, especially on the side of a hill.
Gair is a Scots word used by hill walkers and country writers for a thin band of green running down a slope, often between rock or heather, and for a similarly shaped strip of cloth or ground. The word survives chiefly in Scottish place names and older descriptions of the countryside.
How GAIR is used
Regional Scots; encountered in descriptions of hill country rather than everyday speech.
- A gair of bright grass ran down between the two rock faces.
- The shepherd followed the gair to the top of the ridge.
- Sheep grazed along the narrow gair above the burn.
- The map marked the gair as the only easy path up the crag.
- Rain had turned the gair into a slick green ribbon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GAIR
The 4 tiles of GAIR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GAIR
3 longer words begin with GAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in GAIR
Common questions about GAIR
- Is GAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GAIR is not in it.
- How many points is GAIR worth?
- GAIR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAIR mean?
- A narrow triangular strip of land or grass, especially on the side of a hill.
- What letters can be added to GAIR?
- GAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAIR:
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