GIRT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GIRT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIRT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIRT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIRT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIRT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GIRT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about GIRT
- 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 GIRT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To have bound round or encircled with a belt or band: the archaic past tense and past participle of gird.
Girt described something wrapped or fastened tightly, as when a soldier girt on his sword or a hill was girt about with trees. The verb gird itself survives today mainly in girdle and girder, and girt now appears chiefly in older or deliberately formal writing.
How GIRT is used
Archaic; found in older literature, hymns, and set phrases rather than everyday speech.
- He girt his sword about his waist before the battle.
- The old wall stood girt with ivy on every side.
- The castle was girt by a deep moat.
- She read how the knight girt himself for the journey.
- The poem calls the island a land girt by sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIRT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIRT
The 4 tiles of GIRT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GIRT
11 longer words begin with GIRT.
Words ending in GIRT
7 words end in GIRT. Useful as a back hook: play GIRT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GIRT inside
8 words contain GIRT in the middle. Words that start with GIRT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIRT
Common questions about GIRT
- Is GIRT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIRT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIRT worth?
- GIRT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIRT mean?
- To have bound round or encircled with a belt or band: the archaic past tense and past participle of gird.
- What letters can be added to GIRT?
- GIRT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GIRT:
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