STIRABOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STIRABOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIRABOUT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STIRABOUT is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIRABOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stiraboutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIRABOUT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STIRABOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STIRABOUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STIRABOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irishdialect
A porridge of oatmeal or cornmeal boiled in water or milk and stirred as it cooks.
Stirabout was a plain, filling breakfast in Ireland, made from cheap grain and eaten hot. The name comes from the constant stirring needed to keep it smooth.
How STIRABOUT is used
Found in Irish English and in writing about older rural food, where stirabout means a simple porridge.
- Every morning the children ate a bowl of stirabout with milk.
- Grandmother stirred the stirabout until it thickened.
- A pot of stirabout hung over the turf fire.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIRABOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STIRABOUT
1 longer words begin with STIRABOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in STIRABOUT
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Common questions about STIRABOUT
- Is STIRABOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIRABOUT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIRABOUT worth?
- STIRABOUT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIRABOUT mean?
- A porridge of oatmeal or cornmeal boiled in water or milk and stirred as it cooks.
- What letters can be added to STIRABOUT?
- STIRABOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STIRABOUT:
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