KIR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. KIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIR?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIR is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in KIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does KIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A drink of white wine with blackcurrant liqueur.
Kir carries the name of a mayor of Dijon who promoted it after the war, when the region had more blackcurrant than anybody could use. Made with sparkling wine instead it becomes a kir royale, and the proportions are argued over in exactly the same way everywhere.
How KIR is used
Countable: a kir, two kirs.
- A kir before dinner and nothing after it.
- The kir was mixed by eye and came out purple.
- A kir royale uses sparkling wine and costs twice as much.
- Two kirs and the evening had improved considerably.
- The word kir comes from the name of a mayor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIR
The 3 tiles of KIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIR
Showing 24 of 46 words that begin with KIR.
Words ending in KIR
3 words end in KIR. Useful as a back hook: play KIR onto a word already on the board.
Words with KIR inside
Showing 24 of 67 words that contain KIR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with KIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KIR
Common questions about KIR
- Is KIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIR worth?
- KIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIR mean?
- A drink of white wine with blackcurrant liqueur.
- What letters can be added to KIR?
- KIR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of KIR:
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