KYRIE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. KYRIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KYRIE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KYRIE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KYRIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kyriesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KYRIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KYRIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does KYRIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A short liturgical prayer or musical movement beginning with the words "Lord, have mercy", forming part of the Christian Mass.
The kyrie takes its name from the Greek phrase Kyrie eleison, meaning Lord, have mercy, and it forms one of the oldest surviving parts of Christian worship still recited or sung today. Composers writing settings of the Mass, from medieval chant through to large orchestral works, treat the kyrie as its own musical movement, often slow and reflective in character. Congregations may speak or sing the kyrie together, sometimes in Greek and sometimes translated into the local language of the service. In choral and orchestral programmes, the kyrie is often the first movement listed, setting a solemn tone before the rest of the Mass setting continues.
How KYRIE is used
Used in liturgical and musical contexts, especially in discussions of Mass settings and church services.
- The choir opened the service with a quiet kyrie.
- The composer wrote a lengthy kyrie for full orchestra and chorus.
- Worshippers repeated the kyrie three times before the reading.
- The recording included a newly discovered kyrie from the same period.
- She sang the solo line in the kyrie with great restraint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KYRIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KYRIE
3 longer words begin with KYRIE.
Words ending in KYRIE
2 words end in KYRIE. Useful as a back hook: play KYRIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with KYRIE inside
2 words contain KYRIE in the middle. Words that start with KYRIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in KYRIE
Common questions about KYRIE
- Is KYRIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KYRIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KYRIE worth?
- KYRIE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KYRIE mean?
- A short liturgical prayer or musical movement beginning with the words "Lord, have mercy", forming part of the Christian Mass.
- What letters can be added to KYRIE?
- KYRIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KYRIE:
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