SKYRE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SKYRE 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SKYRE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SKYRE is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SKYRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SKYRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SKYRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about SKYRE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 SKYRE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsarchaic
To shine brightly or look gaudy, in older Scots usage.
Skyre describes a flashy, showy brightness, whether it is sunlight glancing off water or clothing loud enough to catch every eye in a room. Older Scots writing applies the word to both natural glare and human ostentation, and the hint of gaudiness sets it apart from a plain word like shine. Skyre now survives mainly in dialect glossaries and older Scots texts rather than in current talk.
How SKYRE is used
Scots dialect, chiefly literary or historical rather than current speech.
- The buckles on his shoes would skyre in the candlelight.
- Frost made the whole field skyre under the morning sun.
- She wore a gown bright enough to skyre across the hall.
- Old verses use skyre for anything that dazzles the eye.
- The polished blade seemed to skyre as he drew it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SKYRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SKYRE
The 5 tiles of SKYRE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SKYRE
2 longer words begin with SKYRE.
Shorter words from the letters in SKYRE
Common questions about SKYRE
- Is SKYRE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SKYRE is not in it.
- How many points is SKYRE worth?
- SKYRE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SKYRE mean?
- To shine brightly or look gaudy, in older Scots usage.
- What letters can be added to SKYRE?
- SKYRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SKYRE:
Open SKYRE in the Word Finder