JIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. JIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JIRD?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JIRD is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JIRD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in JIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does JIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A gerbil-like rodent of North Africa and Asia.
Jird is the name zoologists use for several species that pet shops sell under another one, and the animals differ in habits rather than in looks. The word came into English from Arabic.
How JIRD is used
Countable: a jird, two jirds.
- A jird is what a zoologist calls several pet species.
- The word jird came into English from Arabic.
- Two jirds of different species look almost identical.
- A jird digs a burrow with several entrances.
- Pet shops rarely use the word jird.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JIRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JIRD
1 longer words begin with JIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in JIRD
Common questions about JIRD
- Is JIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JIRD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JIRD worth?
- JIRD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JIRD mean?
- A gerbil-like rodent of North Africa and Asia.
- What letters can be added to JIRD?
- JIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of JIRD:
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