TIER is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIER?
| 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 TIER is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tiersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIER scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about TIER
- The same 4 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 TIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of a series of rows or levels placed one above another, as in a stadium, a cake, or a ranking system.
A tier is defined by its place in a stack of similar things, so a stadium has tiers of seating rising above the pitch, a wedding cake has tiers of decreasing size, and a pricing plan can have tiers that give more for a higher price. Moving up a tier usually means moving to a higher level in whatever system is being described.
How TIER is used
- They booked seats in the upper tier of the stadium.
- The cake had three tiers, each smaller than the one below.
- Customers on the top tier get free delivery.
- Rescuers searched every tier of the multi-storey car park.
- The bookshelf had five tiers of paperbacks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TIER
The 4 tiles of TIER in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TIER
14 longer words begin with TIER.
Words ending in TIER
Showing 24 of 287 words that end in TIER. Useful as a back hook: play TIER onto a word already on the board.
Words with TIER inside
Showing 24 of 48 words that contain TIER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TIER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TIER
Common questions about TIER
- Is TIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIER, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIER worth?
- TIER is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIER mean?
- One of a series of rows or levels placed one above another, as in a stadium, a cake, or a ranking system.
- What letters can be added to TIER?
- TIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TIER:
Open TIER in the Word Finder