LYRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LYRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRIC?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYRIC is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyricsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYRIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LYRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does LYRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Expressing personal thoughts and feelings directly, especially in short, songlike poetry.
Lyric poetry is typically written in the first person and focuses on a single strong emotion rather than telling an extended story, unlike epic or narrative verse. The word is also used as a noun, almost always in the plural, to mean the words of a song, as in she wrote the lyrics herself. Both uses trace back to the ancient idea of verse meant to be sung to the lyre, which is where the term originally came from.
How LYRIC is used
Standard adjective in literary contexts; the plural noun lyrics is the everyday word for a song's words.
- The poem has a lyric intensity that suits its short form.
- Critics praised the lyric quality of her early verse.
- He studies lyric poetry from the Romantic period.
- The song's lyric structure repeats the same phrase three times.
- Her lyric voice made even simple subjects feel personal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYRIC
19 longer words begin with LYRIC.
Words ending in LYRIC
1 words end in LYRIC. Useful as a back hook: play LYRIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with LYRIC inside
1 words contain LYRIC in the middle. Words that start with LYRIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRIC
Common questions about LYRIC
- Is LYRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRIC worth?
- LYRIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRIC mean?
- Expressing personal thoughts and feelings directly, especially in short, songlike poetry.
- What letters can be added to LYRIC?
- LYRIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LYRIC:
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