SIRI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIRI 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SIRI?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIRI is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIRI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIRI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SIRI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does SIRI mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Malay name for the betel pepper, a climbing plant whose leaves are chewed with areca nut.
Siri comes from Malay and refers to the betel vine, a plant grown across South and Southeast Asia for its glossy leaves. Those same siri leaves are wrapped around sliced areca nut and lime to make a chewable mixture popular in traditional custom and ceremony. The word entered English word lists as a loan from Malay rather than as a native English term.
How SIRI is used
Rare in English outside discussion of Malay and Southeast Asian custom.
- Guests were offered a siri leaf as a mark of welcome.
- The old woman chewed siri wrapped around areca nut.
- A siri vine climbed the fence at the back of the house.
- The ceremony began with the presentation of siri leaves.
- Traders once carried baskets of dried siri to market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIRI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIRI
The 4 tiles of SIRI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIRI
7 longer words begin with SIRI.
Words with SIRI inside
2 words contain SIRI in the middle. Words that start with SIRI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIRI
Common questions about SIRI
- Is SIRI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIRI is not in it.
- How many points is SIRI worth?
- SIRI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIRI mean?
- A Malay name for the betel pepper, a climbing plant whose leaves are chewed with areca nut.
- What letters can be added to SIRI?
- SIRI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SIRI:
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