SUNBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SUNBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SUNBIRD?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUNBIRD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUNBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sunbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SUNBIRD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SUNBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does SUNBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, brightly coloured songbird of the Old World tropics with a curved bill, which feeds on nectar.
A sunbird looks a lot like a hummingbird but belongs to a different family and cannot hover for long. The males often flash a metallic sheen.
How SUNBIRD is used
Used for birds of Africa and Asia, not the Americas.
- A sunbird sipped nectar from the red flowers.
- The male sunbird glittered green and violet in the light.
- We spotted a sunbird near the garden hedge in Kenya.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SUNBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SUNBIRD
1 longer words begin with SUNBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in SUNBIRD
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Common questions about SUNBIRD
- Is SUNBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUNBIRD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SUNBIRD worth?
- SUNBIRD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SUNBIRD mean?
- A small, brightly coloured songbird of the Old World tropics with a curved bill, which feeds on nectar.
- What letters can be added to SUNBIRD?
- SUNBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SUNBIRD:
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