GYRON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GYRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYRON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYRON is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gyronsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYRON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GYRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does GYRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
heraldry
In heraldry, a triangular charge on a shield formed by two straight lines meeting at the center point, one of them reaching a corner of the shield.
A gyron is drawn by joining the center of the shield to one of its edges and to a nearby corner, producing a narrow triangular wedge of color that stands out sharply against the rest of the field. Heralds most often use several gyrons together rather than just one, arranging them around the center point so their narrow tips meet and their wide bases reach the outer edge, a pattern called gyronny. The shape appears across many old European coats of arms, where alternating colors in the gyrons create a distinctive pinwheel effect at a glance. Blazon, the specialized language used to describe coats of arms, treats the gyron as one of several standard geometric charges alongside shapes like the pale and the bend.
How GYRON is used
A specialist heraldic term, met almost exclusively in descriptions of coats of arms and their blazon.
- The shield displayed six gyrons alternating in red and gold.
- A single gyron pointed from the center toward the upper corner.
- The herald explained how each gyron was measured against the fess point.
- Their family crest featured a bold gyron in deep blue.
- The design book illustrated a full gyronny pattern of eight gyrons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYRON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYRON
3 longer words begin with GYRON.
Shorter words from the letters in GYRON
Common questions about GYRON
- Is GYRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYRON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYRON worth?
- GYRON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYRON mean?
- In heraldry, a triangular charge on a shield formed by two straight lines meeting at the center point, one of them reaching a corner of the shield.
- What letters can be added to GYRON?
- GYRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GYRON:
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