VIRELAY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VIRELAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRELAY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRELAY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRELAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virelaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRELAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIRELAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does VIRELAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A short medieval French poem or song with short lines and only two rhymes in each stanza.
The virelay was among the fixed forms of medieval French poetry and music, alongside the ballade and rondeau. Its rhyme from one stanza links onward to the next, giving a chain effect.
How VIRELAY is used
Virelay belongs to literary history and the study of medieval verse.
- The poet wrote a virelay about spring.
- Each virelay stanza repeats the refrain.
- The composer set an old virelay to music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRELAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRELAY
1 longer words begin with VIRELAY.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRELAY
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Common questions about VIRELAY
- Is VIRELAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRELAY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRELAY worth?
- VIRELAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRELAY mean?
- A short medieval French poem or song with short lines and only two rhymes in each stanza.
- What letters can be added to VIRELAY?
- VIRELAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIRELAY:
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