GYRE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GYRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYRE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYRE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GYRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does GYRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A large circular system of ocean currents.
Gyre comes from a Greek word for a circle, the same one behind gyro, and oceanography uses it for the five great rotating systems. Floating debris collects at their centres.
How GYRE is used
Countable: a gyre, two gyres.
- A gyre turns one way north of the equator and the other south.
- The word gyre comes from a Greek one for a circle.
- Debris collects at the centre of a gyre.
- Five great gyres are counted in the oceans.
- Gyre and gyro share their root.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GYRE
The 4 tiles of GYRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GYRE
4 longer words begin with GYRE.
Words ending in GYRE
2 words end in GYRE. Useful as a back hook: play GYRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with GYRE inside
1 words contain GYRE in the middle. Words that start with GYRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GYRE
Common questions about GYRE
- Is GYRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYRE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYRE worth?
- GYRE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYRE mean?
- A large circular system of ocean currents.
- What letters can be added to GYRE?
- GYRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GYRE:
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