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Is birse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word birse is a Scrabble US word. The word birse is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is birse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word birse is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

B3I1R1S1E1

Is birse a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word birse is a Words With Friends word. The word birse is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (6 found)

BIERS,BIRSE,BREIS,BRIES,BRISE,RIBES,

4-letter words (12 found)

BIER,BISE,BREI,BRIE,BRIS,IRES,REBS,REIS,RIBS,RISE,SEIR,SIRE,

3-letter words (13 found)

BES,BIS,ERS,IRE,REB,REI,RES,RIB,SEI,SER,SIB,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,BI,ER,ES,IS,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from birse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of birse

birse ibrse brise rbise irbse ribse bisre ibsre bsire sbire isbre sibre brsie rbsie bsrie sbrie rsbie srbie irsbe risbe isrbe sirbe rsibe sribe bires ibres bries rbies irbes ribes biers ibers beirs ebirs iebrs eibrs breis rbeis beris ebris rebis erbis irebs riebs ierbs eirbs reibs eribs biser ibser bsier sbier isber siber biesr ibesr beisr ebisr iebsr eibsr bseir sbeir besir ebsir sebir esbir isebr siebr iesbr eisbr seibr esibr brsei rbsei bsrei sbrei rsbei srbei bresi rbesi bersi ebrsi rebsi erbsi bseri sberi besri ebsri sebri esbri rsebi srebi resbi ersbi serbi esrbi irseb riseb isreb sireb rsieb srieb iresb riesb iersb eirsb reisb erisb iserb sierb iesrb eisrb seirb esirb rseib sreib resib ersib serib esrib

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Definitions and meaning of birse

birse

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots birse (“bristle, hair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɜː(ɹ)s/

Noun

birse (plural birses)

  1. (Scotland) bristle

Derived terms

  • lick the birse
  • set up someone's birse

References

“birse”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Biser, biers, brise

Scots

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɪrs], [bʌrs]

Noun

birse (plural birses)

  1. bristle, hair
  2. sheaf, plume (of bristles)
  3. beard
  4. anger, temper
Derived terms
  • birsies (“bristles”) (diminutive)
  • pit the birse up (“to make angry or ill-tempered”)
  • whirl o birse (“the ace of spades”)

Verb

birse (third-person singular simple present birses, present participle birsin, simple past birsed, past participle birsed)

  1. to put a bristle on
  2. to flare up, get angry
Derived terms
  • birsie (“bristly, hairy; hot-tempered, passionate; of the weather: keen, sharp; difficult”)
  • birsed-ends (“a shoemaker's thread”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɪrz], [bʌrz]

Noun

birse (plural birses)

  1. (medicine) bruise
  2. pressure

Verb

birse (third-person singular simple present birses, present participle birsin, simple past birsed, past participle birsed)

  1. to bruise
  2. to push, press, squeeze
Derived terms
  • birse ben a bit (“move along a bit”)
  • birse tae (“push to”)

Source: wiktionary.org