TWIRLY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TWIRLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWIRLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWIRLY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWIRLY
No single letter turns TWIRLY into another word.
How TWIRLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TWIRLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about TWIRLY
- TWIRLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TWIRLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Curly, coiled, or full of spinning turns.
Twirly describes anything that curls round and round, such as a ribbon, a strand of hair or a fancy line of handwriting. It is a light, slightly playful word, often chosen by writers who want to suggest decoration or delight instead of mere shape. A skirt that spins out when a dancer turns is twirly too.
How TWIRLY is used
Informal and descriptive; common in talk about hair, decoration and clothing.
- She tied a twirly ribbon around the gift.
- The sign was painted in twirly letters.
- He drew a twirly line across the page.
- The little girl loved her twirly skirt.
- A twirly strand of hair fell across his forehead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWIRLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TWIRLY
Common questions about TWIRLY
- Is TWIRLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWIRLY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWIRLY worth?
- TWIRLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWIRLY mean?
- Curly, coiled, or full of spinning turns.
- What letters can be added to TWIRLY?
- No single letter can be added to TWIRLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TWIRLY:
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