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Is BIRD a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BIRD is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings”.

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Is BIRD a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BIRD is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: DRIB.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
7 pts
Words With Friends
8 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

BIRD meaning and definition

BIRD has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

BIRD as a noun

  1. Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.
  2. The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food.
  3. Informal terms for a (young) woman.

BIRD as a verb

  1. Watch and study birds in their natural habitat.

BIRD Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BIRD scores 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
I11
R11
D22
Total78

BIRD on premium squares

On a double word square BIRD scores 14 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 21. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of BIRD

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as BIRD.

  • drib7

Unscramble BIRD: 7 words from its letters

The letters B, I, R, D make 7 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

Words like BIRD

One-letter changes to BIRD, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BIRD

  • bind7
  • bard7
  • birr6
  • gird6
  • birl6
  • biro6
  • jird12
  • birk10
  • bord7
  • burd7
  • yird8

Add one letter to BIRD

  • birds8

Remove one letter from BIRD

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BIRD word facts

BIRD is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (I) and 3 consonants. It starts with B and ends with D. By corpus frequency, BIRD is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, I, R, D on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BIRD Scrabble word FAQ

Is BIRD a Scrabble word?

Yes. BIRD is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BIRD mean?

BIRD is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings”.

How many points is BIRD worth in Scrabble?

BIRD is worth 7 points in Scrabble: B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + D (2). On a double word square it scores 14, and on a triple word square 21.

How many points is BIRD in Words With Friends?

BIRD is worth 8 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BIRD?

BIRD has 1 anagram: DRIB. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BIRD?

You can make 7 shorter words from the letters in BIRD, including BID, RIB, ID and RID.

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