REEDBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. REEDBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REEDBIRD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REEDBIRD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REEDBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reedbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REEDBIRD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in REEDBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REEDBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REEDBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanzoology
A name for the bobolink, and for various small birds that live among reed beds.
In parts of the American South the reedbird is a bobolink fattening in the rice fields before its autumn flight. Elsewhere reedbird can point to any small songbird that nests among reeds. The meaning therefore depends on the region and the speaker.
How REEDBIRD is used
Used regionally, especially in older American writing.
- A reedbird swayed on the tall stem above the marsh.
- Hunters once shot the reedbird in great numbers each autumn.
- The song of the reedbird rang across the wet meadow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REEDBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REEDBIRD
1 longer words begin with REEDBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in REEDBIRD
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Common questions about REEDBIRD
- Is REEDBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REEDBIRD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REEDBIRD worth?
- REEDBIRD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REEDBIRD mean?
- A name for the bobolink, and for various small birds that live among reed beds.
- What letters can be added to REEDBIRD?
- REEDBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of REEDBIRD:
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