TIRL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TIRL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIRL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIRL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIRL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tirlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIRL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TIRL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does TIRL mean in Scrabble?
verb
Scotsdialect
To spin, rattle, or vibrate rapidly, as when knocking on a door latch or turning something round quickly.
To tirl is to make a quick rattling or whirring action, most famously in the old phrase to tirl at the pin, meaning to rattle the metal latch of a door to announce a visitor before doorbells existed. The same word can describe any small object spinning or vibrating with a similar rattling sound.
How TIRL is used
Scots dialect, chiefly literary and historical, especially in the phrase to tirl at the pin.
- He would tirl at the pin rather than knock outright.
- The old ballad tells of a suitor who came to tirl at her window.
- The weathervane began to tirl noisily in the gale.
- Children liked to tirl the little wheel just to hear it rattle.
- She heard someone tirl at the latch late in the evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIRL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIRL
3 longer words begin with TIRL.
Words with TIRL inside
1 words contain TIRL in the middle. Words that start with TIRL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TIRL
Common questions about TIRL
- Is TIRL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIRL, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIRL worth?
- TIRL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIRL mean?
- To spin, rattle, or vibrate rapidly, as when knocking on a door latch or turning something round quickly.
- What letters can be added to TIRL?
- TIRL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TIRL:
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