GIRLIE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GIRLIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRLIE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRLIE is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRLIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIRLIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GIRLIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does GIRLIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal, often affectionate way of addressing or referring to a girl or young woman.
Girlie began simply as a diminutive of girl, the same pattern seen in words like doggie or auntie, and it is still used that way as a warm or playful form of address. In the twentieth century the word also developed an adjective use, describing magazines, shows or products aimed at or featuring young women, a sense that can carry a slightly dated or mildly disapproving tone today. Because of that second sense, calling an adult woman girlie in a serious context can sound patronizing, so the word is now mostly heard in casual, affectionate speech or in descriptions of older media.
How GIRLIE is used
Informal; used affectionately when addressing a girl or young woman, and separately as an adjective for media aimed at or featuring young women.
- Come on, girlie, it's time to go home.
- Her older brother still calls her girlie out of habit.
- The store used to stock girlie magazines behind the counter.
- He described the new campaign as too girlie for his taste.
- The nickname girlie stuck with her long after she grew up.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRLIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIRLIE
3 longer words begin with GIRLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRLIE
Common questions about GIRLIE
- Is GIRLIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRLIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRLIE worth?
- GIRLIE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRLIE mean?
- An informal, often affectionate way of addressing or referring to a girl or young woman.
- What letters can be added to GIRLIE?
- GIRLIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GIRLIE:
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