IRADE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. IRADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRADE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRADE is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRADE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in IRADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What stands out about IRADE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 IRADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An official written decree or edict issued by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
An irade carried the personal authority of the Ottoman sultan and was used to announce laws, appointments, or major decisions of state, functioning much like a royal proclamation in other monarchies. Historians studying Ottoman administration rely on surviving irades in archives to trace how policy was made and communicated across the empire. The term appears almost exclusively in historical writing about the Ottoman period rather than in any modern context.
How IRADE is used
A historical term used when discussing Ottoman government and administration; not part of everyday vocabulary.
- The sultan issued an irade ordering the construction of the new bridge.
- Historians found the original irade preserved in the imperial archives.
- An irade from 1876 announced sweeping reforms to the tax system.
- The governor awaited an irade confirming his new appointment.
- Scholars translated dozens of irades to reconstruct the empire's policies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IRADE
The 5 tiles of IRADE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with IRADE
1 longer words begin with IRADE.
Words ending in IRADE
1 words end in IRADE. Useful as a back hook: play IRADE onto a word already on the board.
Words with IRADE inside
1 words contain IRADE in the middle. Words that start with IRADE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IRADE
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Common questions about IRADE
- Is IRADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRADE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRADE worth?
- IRADE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRADE mean?
- An official written decree or edict issued by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- What letters can be added to IRADE?
- IRADE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of IRADE:
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