GIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. GIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRD is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
girdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIRD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does GIRD mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To encircle or fasten something with a belt or band, or to prepare oneself firmly for action.
To gird an object is literally to bind it round with a belt, sash or strap, as when a sword is girded to the waist. The word is used just as often in the figurative phrase gird oneself, meaning to brace mentally and physically for a difficult task ahead.
How GIRD is used
Common in the set phrase gird oneself / gird up, and in older or formal writing for the literal sense.
- The knight would gird his sword about his waist before battle.
- Workers began to gird the tower with scaffolding for repairs.
- She had to gird herself before reading the difficult report.
- The old text describes how the priest would gird his robe with a cord.
- They gird themselves for the long climb ahead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIRD
The 4 tiles of GIRD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GIRD
19 longer words begin with GIRD.
Words ending in GIRD
6 words end in GIRD. Useful as a back hook: play GIRD onto a word already on the board.
Words with GIRD inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain GIRD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GIRD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRD
Common questions about GIRD
- Is GIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRD worth?
- GIRD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRD mean?
- To encircle or fasten something with a belt or band, or to prepare oneself firmly for action.
- What letters can be added to GIRD?
- GIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GIRD:
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