LAIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LAIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAIRD?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIRD is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lairdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAIRD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about LAIRD
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A person who owns a large estate in Scotland, roughly equivalent to an English squire or landowner.
Laird is the Scots equivalent of an English landowner or squire, and it once carried real legal weight because it described someone who held land directly rather than as a tenant. The word comes from an older Scots pronunciation of lord, and it settled into a narrower, more local meaning as the English word lord took on grander, national associations. A laird's standing in the community came from the estate itself, so tenants and neighbours might all refer to the same person simply as the laird. Modern use of laird is mostly historical or affectionate, describing family estates in Scotland rather than any formal rank.
How LAIRD is used
Used mainly in Scottish and Scots contexts to describe a landowner, rather than as a formal title recognised elsewhere.
- The laird of the estate opened the gates for the annual fair.
- Villagers still refer to the family as the laird's household.
- She inherited the title of laird after her father's death.
- The old laird rarely left his estate in the Highlands.
- Tourists asked whether the castle still had a laird in residence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAIRD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAIRD
The 5 tiles of LAIRD in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with LAIRD
6 longer words begin with LAIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIRD
Common questions about LAIRD
- Is LAIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAIRD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAIRD worth?
- LAIRD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAIRD mean?
- A person who owns a large estate in Scotland, roughly equivalent to an English squire or landowner.
- What letters can be added to LAIRD?
- LAIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAIRD:
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