TYRE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TYRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYRE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYRE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYRE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TYRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about TYRE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 TYRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The British spelling of tire, the rubber covering fitted around a wheel rim.
British English, along with most Commonwealth countries, kept the spelling tyre, while American English simplified it to tire during the nineteenth century. Newspapers, manuals, and road signs throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand still print tyre exclusively.
How TYRE is used
Standard in British, Irish, Australian, and New Zealand English writing.
- The garage replaced a flat tyre in under ten minutes.
- He checked the tyre pressure before the long motorway drive.
- Worn tyres can make braking dangerous on wet roads.
- The spare tyre sat unused in the boot for years.
- A nail punctured the front tyre on the way to work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TYRE
The 4 tiles of TYRE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TYRE
5 longer words begin with TYRE.
Words ending in TYRE
2 words end in TYRE. Useful as a back hook: play TYRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TYRE inside
12 words contain TYRE in the middle. Words that start with TYRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TYRE
Common questions about TYRE
- Is TYRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYRE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYRE worth?
- TYRE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYRE mean?
- The British spelling of tire, the rubber covering fitted around a wheel rim.
- What letters can be added to TYRE?
- TYRE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TYRE:
Open TYRE in the Word Finder