WIREHAIR is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. WIREHAIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WIREHAIR?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIREHAIR is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIREHAIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wirehairsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIREHAIR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WIREHAIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIREHAIR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WIREHAIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dog, especially a terrier, with a stiff, wiry coat.
The wirehair is the rough-coated version of the fox terrier, whose harsh coat needs regular stripping. Show judges look closely at the texture of the coat.
How WIREHAIR is used
Used in dog breeding and shows.
- The wirehair trotted proudly around the ring.
- She bought a wirehair puppy from a local breeder.
- A wirehair sheds little but needs grooming.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIREHAIR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIREHAIR
2 longer words begin with WIREHAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in WIREHAIR
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Common questions about WIREHAIR
- Is WIREHAIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIREHAIR, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIREHAIR worth?
- WIREHAIR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIREHAIR mean?
- A dog, especially a terrier, with a stiff, wiry coat.
- What letters can be added to WIREHAIR?
- WIREHAIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WIREHAIR:
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