SIREN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SIREN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIREN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIREN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIREN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sirensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIREN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIREN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about SIREN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIREN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loud electronic or mechanical device that emits a piercing, wailing sound as a warning signal, especially on emergency vehicles; also, in Greek mythology, a sea nymph whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks, and by extension a dangerously alluring person or thing.
The mechanical siren gets its name from the mythological sirens, whose irresistible singing supposedly drew sailors to their destruction near the shore, so both senses share the idea of a sound too compelling to ignore. Ambulances, police cars and fire engines all rely on a siren to cut through traffic noise and clear a path in an emergency, while air-raid sirens once warned entire cities of incoming attack. Beyond the physical device, siren is also used as an adjective, as in a siren song, to describe something tempting that leads a person toward danger or ruin.
How SIREN is used
Common both literally, for the warning device on emergency vehicles, and figuratively, for someone or something dangerously tempting.
- The ambulance siren wailed as it sped through the intersection.
- Ancient sailors were warned to plug their ears against the siren's song.
- A distant siren signaled the start of the air raid.
- Her promises proved to be nothing more than a siren call.
- The factory siren marked the end of the workers' shift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIREN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIREN
The 5 tiles of SIREN in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SIREN
12 longer words begin with SIREN.
Words ending in SIREN
1 words end in SIREN. Useful as a back hook: play SIREN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIREN inside
1 words contain SIREN in the middle. Words that start with SIREN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIREN
Common questions about SIREN
- Is SIREN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIREN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIREN worth?
- SIREN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIREN mean?
- A loud electronic or mechanical device that emits a piercing, wailing sound as a warning signal, especially on emergency vehicles; also, in Greek mythology, a sea nymph whose singing lured sailors onto the rocks, and by extension a dangerously alluring person or thing.
- What letters can be added to SIREN?
- SIREN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIREN:
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