Is FIR a Scrabble word?
Yes. FIR is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A conifer of the genus Abies.
Noun 3 meanings
A conifer of the genus Abies.
Any pinaceous conifer of related genera, especially a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga) or a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
Wood of such trees.
Etymology
From Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, furh, as in furhwudu (“pinewood”), from Proto-West Germanic *furhu, from Proto-Germanic *furhō, *furhijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥kʷeh₂, from *pérkʷus (“oak”). Possibly conflated during Middle English with Old Norse fýri (as in fýriskógr (“pine-wood”).
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FIR at a glance
FIR has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #15,130 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -FIR
More endings- KEFIR12
- ZAFFIR21
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