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Is guiro a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word guiro is a Scrabble US word. The word guiro is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is guiro a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word guiro is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Is guiro a Words With Friends word?

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

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5-letter words (1 found)

GUIRO,

4-letter words (2 found)

GIRO,GORI,

3-letter words (7 found)

GIO,GOR,GUR,ORG,OUR,RIG,RUG,

2-letter words (9 found)

GI,GO,GU,IO,OI,OR,OU,UG,UR,

You can make 19 words from guiro according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of guiro

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Definitions and meaning of guiro

guiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish güiro.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɪɹoʊ/, /ˈɡwiːɹoʊ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡwaɪɹəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Noun

guiro (plural guiros)

  1. Synonym of sekere
  2. (music) A musical instrument, a shaker, made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side, and played by rubbing a stick or scraper ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.
  3. (music) A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

Synonyms

Synonyms for the shaker

  • ralabazo, guayo, güiro, ralladera, rascador, rayo, güira: (Cuba)
  • guayo, güiro, candungo, carracho, guicharo: (Puerto Rico)
  • guira: (Dominican Republic)
  • guacharacha: (Colombia)
  • reco-reco: (Brazil)

Translations

References

  • "Güiro" in Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Pg. 373.
  • "Güiros" in Music in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pg. 71.

Source: wiktionary.org