IRIE is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. IRIE is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 4 points there.
Which word lists accept IRIE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRIE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRIE
Front hooks — 1
firieBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IRIE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IRIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What does IRIE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Caribbeanslang
Excellent, pleasing, or in a state of peaceful wellbeing, used in Jamaican Patois.
Irie is a Jamaican Patois word, strongly linked to Rastafarian culture, used to say that something or someone feels wonderful, peaceful, and good. People greet each other with irie or answer that everything is irie to mean everything is fine.
How IRIE is used
Informal Caribbean speech, popularised worldwide through reggae music and Rastafarian culture.
- Everything is irie on the beach today.
- He greeted his friend with a relaxed irie, man.
- The music made the whole party feel irie.
- She said the vibe at the festival was completely irie.
- They wished each other an irie weekend.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in IRIE
5 words end in IRIE. Useful as a back hook: play IRIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with IRIE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain IRIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IRIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IRIE
Common questions about IRIE
- Is IRIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRIE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRIE worth?
- IRIE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRIE mean?
- Excellent, pleasing, or in a state of peaceful wellbeing, used in Jamaican Patois.
- What letters can be added to IRIE?
- IRIE takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IRIE:
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