PIRL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIRL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PIRL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIRL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIRL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pirlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIRL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does PIRL mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To spin something round, or to twist and twine strands together, as when making a fishing line.
In Scots use, to pirl is to set an object spinning, such as a child's top. The same word also covers twisting fibres, such as hair or horsehair, tightly together. Fishermen once pirled horsehair this way to make a line.
How PIRL is used
Rare outside Scots dialect writing and specialist word lists; not part of everyday standard English.
- He liked to pirl the top until it hummed.
- The old fisherman would pirl horsehair into a line.
- Children would pirl their tops on the cobbles.
- The men would pirl the twine before casting their lines.
- To pirl the thread evenly took a steady hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIRL
5 longer words begin with PIRL.
Words with PIRL inside
2 words contain PIRL in the middle. Words that start with PIRL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIRL
Common questions about PIRL
- Is PIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIRL is not in it.
- How many points is PIRL worth?
- PIRL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIRL mean?
- To spin something round, or to twist and twine strands together, as when making a fishing line.
- What letters can be added to PIRL?
- PIRL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PIRL:
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