URDE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. URDE 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept URDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URDE is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urdeeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How URDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in URDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about URDE
- 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 URDE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Having an edge or border made up of a row of small points, like the teeth of a saw.
Urde, also written urdee or urdy, describes a heraldic line composed of a series of sharp points rather than a smooth edge. Such a line is often used along the border of a shield or an ordinary.
How URDE is used
Technical heraldic term, also spelled urdy or urdee; rarely seen outside blazon descriptions.
- The border of the shield was drawn urde for a jagged effect.
- An urde line looks like a row of tiny spikes.
- The herald explained that urde and urdy name the same pattern.
- The coat of arms combined an urde fess with plain quarters.
- Few modern readers recognise urde without a heraldry glossary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of URDE
The 4 tiles of URDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with URDE
1 longer words begin with URDE.
Words ending in URDE
1 words end in URDE. Useful as a back hook: play URDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with URDE inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain URDE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with URDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in URDE
Common questions about URDE
- Is URDE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and URDE is not in it.
- How many points is URDE worth?
- URDE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URDE mean?
- Having an edge or border made up of a row of small points, like the teeth of a saw.
- What letters can be added to URDE?
- URDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of URDE:
Open URDE in the Word Finder