WHIRLYBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. WHIRLYBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WHIRLYBIRD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WHIRLYBIRD is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WHIRLYBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
whirlybirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WHIRLYBIRD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WHIRLYBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WHIRLYBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WHIRLYBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A playful name for a helicopter, an aircraft lifted by spinning rotor blades.
Whirlybird sounds friendly and a little old-fashioned, and it suits stories more than technical reports. The name comes from the spinning blades that seem to flutter like a bird.
How WHIRLYBIRD is used
Informal, often used in lively storytelling or when speaking to children.
- A whirlybird hovered over the stadium during the match.
- The children waved at the red whirlybird flying low.
- The rescue team arrived by whirlybird.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WHIRLYBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WHIRLYBIRD
1 longer words begin with WHIRLYBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in WHIRLYBIRD
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Common questions about WHIRLYBIRD
- Is WHIRLYBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WHIRLYBIRD, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WHIRLYBIRD worth?
- WHIRLYBIRD is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WHIRLYBIRD mean?
- A playful name for a helicopter, an aircraft lifted by spinning rotor blades.
- What letters can be added to WHIRLYBIRD?
- WHIRLYBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WHIRLYBIRD:
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