SIR is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. SIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIR is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIR scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does SIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A polite form of address to a man.
Sir is a weakened form of sire, and it also marks a knighthood, where it goes before the first name and never before the surname on its own. Getting that wrong is the commonest error in writing about honours.
How SIR is used
Before the first name in titles, never the surname alone.
- A knight is Sir John and never Sir Smith.
- The word sir is a weakened form of sire.
- Yes sir, said nobody who meant it.
- Two sirs at the same table and one of them a schoolteacher.
- Sir before a surname alone is always an error.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIR
The 3 tiles of SIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIR
Showing 24 of 73 words that begin with SIR.
Words ending in SIR
4 words end in SIR. Useful as a back hook: play SIR onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIR inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain SIR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIR
Common questions about SIR
- Is SIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIR, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIR worth?
- SIR is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIR mean?
- A polite form of address to a man.
- What letters can be added to SIR?
- SIR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SIR:
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