IRID is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. IRID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRID?
| 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 IRID is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRID
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRID scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IRID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does IRID mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant belonging to the iris family, Iridaceae.
An irid shares the family traits of the iris, such as sword-shaped leaves and flowers built from six petal-like segments. Botanists use the term as shorthand for any member of this plant family.
How IRID is used
A technical botanical term, rarely used outside plant classification.
- The botanist classified the flower as an irid rather than a lily.
- Each irid in the collection displayed the family's characteristic six-part bloom.
- The garden bed was planted entirely with irids of different colours.
- Field guides list this irid alongside other members of the iris family.
- The rare irid grew only in the marshy meadows near the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRID
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with IRID.
Words ending in IRID
3 words end in IRID. Useful as a back hook: play IRID onto a word already on the board.
Words with IRID inside
24 words contain IRID in the middle. Words that start with IRID are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IRID
Common questions about IRID
- Is IRID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRID, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRID worth?
- IRID is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRID mean?
- A plant belonging to the iris family, Iridaceae.
- What letters can be added to IRID?
- IRID takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IRID:
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