TRANSIRE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. TRANSIRE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept TRANSIRE?

Word power: 40 / 100

Our own measure of how useful TRANSIRE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for TRANSIRE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How TRANSIRE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in TRANSIRE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSIRE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about TRANSIRE

• The same 8 tiles also spell 5 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

Anagrams of TRANSIRE

The 8 tiles of TRANSIRE in a different order — 5 found.

Words starting with TRANSIRE

1 longer words begin with TRANSIRE.

Shorter words from the letters in TRANSIRE

Showing 40 of 426. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about TRANSIRE

Is TRANSIRE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSIRE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is TRANSIRE worth?

TRANSIRE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to TRANSIRE?

TRANSIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.