STIRK is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STIRK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIRK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STIRK is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIRK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stirksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIRK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STIRK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does STIRK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishdialect
A young bullock or heifer, typically between one and two years old.
Stirk is a farming term used chiefly in Scotland and northern England for cattle that have passed the calf stage but are not yet fully grown, usually animals in their second year. Farmers distinguish a stirk from a calf, which is younger, and from a fully mature bullock or cow, marking a specific stage in a beast's development. The word appears in older agricultural records, livestock markets, and regional dialect long after more general terms like yearling became common elsewhere. Because raising and selling cattle by age class mattered for trade, precise words like stirk once carried real economic weight at market.
How STIRK is used
Chiefly British and dialectal farming term; largely replaced by yearling or heifer in general use.
- The farmer drove three stirks into the market pen.
- A stirk fetches less money than a fully grown bullock.
- The stirk had grown too big for the calf shed.
- He kept the stirks separate from the older cattle.
- Buyers examined each stirk before placing a bid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIRK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STIRK
The 5 tiles of STIRK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STIRK
1 longer words begin with STIRK.
Shorter words from the letters in STIRK
Common questions about STIRK
- Is STIRK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIRK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIRK worth?
- STIRK is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIRK mean?
- A young bullock or heifer, typically between one and two years old.
- What letters can be added to STIRK?
- STIRK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STIRK:
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