LYREBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LYREBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYREBIRD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYREBIRD is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYREBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyrebirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYREBIRD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LYREBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYREBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYREBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large ground-dwelling Australian bird whose male carries an elaborate tail shaped like an ancient harp.
The lyrebird is famous for mimicry, copying other birds and even camera shutters and chainsaws. Its courtship display on a cleared mound is a favourite of wildlife films.
How LYREBIRD is used
Used in nature writing about Australian forests.
- A lyrebird scratched through the leaf litter.
- The lyrebird imitated a car alarm perfectly.
- Visitors waited quietly to see the lyrebird dance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYREBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYREBIRD
1 longer words begin with LYREBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in LYREBIRD
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Common questions about LYREBIRD
- Is LYREBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYREBIRD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYREBIRD worth?
- LYREBIRD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYREBIRD mean?
- A large ground-dwelling Australian bird whose male carries an elaborate tail shaped like an ancient harp.
- What letters can be added to LYREBIRD?
- LYREBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LYREBIRD:
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