GIRN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GIRN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRN is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
girnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIRN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GIRN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about GIRN
- 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 GIRN mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To complain peevishly or fret, or to twist the face into a grimace or snarl.
In Scots and northern English speech, a child who girns is whining or fretting rather than crying outright, while a dog that girns is snarling with its teeth bared, and either sense can shade into simply pulling a grotesque face. The word covers this whole family of fretful, complaining or snarling behaviour rather than any single one of them.
How GIRN is used
Regional; heard in Scotland and the north of England, rare outside dialect speech and writing.
- The toddler began to girn as soon as the toy was taken away.
- The old dog would girn at strangers who came too close.
- Stop girning and just tell me what's wrong.
- He girned about the weather all through the walk.
- Her face girned into a scowl when she heard the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIRN
The 4 tiles of GIRN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GIRN
10 longer words begin with GIRN.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRN
Common questions about GIRN
- Is GIRN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRN worth?
- GIRN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRN mean?
- To complain peevishly or fret, or to twist the face into a grimace or snarl.
- What letters can be added to GIRN?
- GIRN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GIRN:
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