HIRSLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HIRSLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIRSLE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIRSLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIRSLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIRSLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HIRSLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about HIRSLE
- The same 6 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 HIRSLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsregional
To move along a surface with a shuffling slide, or to fidget and wriggle restlessly in a seat.
Hirsle suggests small, awkward movement: a child squirming on a hard bench, or someone shuffling along a pew to make room. The word comes from Scots and northern English speech and is now rare outside dialect writing and crossword or word-game lists. It carries a homely, slightly comic feel that plain words such as fidget do not.
How HIRSLE is used
Scots and northern dialect; rare and often found in literary use.
- The boys began to hirsle on the cold church bench.
- She had to hirsle along the pew to let him sit.
- He would hirsle across the floor on his back.
- The old man would hirsle in his chair whenever the talk turned to money.
- Stop trying to hirsle out of the room unnoticed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIRSLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HIRSLE
The 6 tiles of HIRSLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HIRSLE
2 longer words begin with HIRSLE.
Shorter words from the letters in HIRSLE
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Common questions about HIRSLE
- Is HIRSLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIRSLE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIRSLE worth?
- HIRSLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIRSLE mean?
- To move along a surface with a shuffling slide, or to fidget and wriggle restlessly in a seat.
- What letters can be added to HIRSLE?
- HIRSLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HIRSLE:
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