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Is sbirro a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sbirro is a Scrabble US word. The word sbirro is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is sbirro a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sbirro is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1B3I1R1R1O1

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6-letter words (1 found)

SBIRRO,

5-letter words (4 found)

BIROS,BIRRS,BRIOS,ORRIS,

4-letter words (14 found)

BIOS,BIRO,BIRR,BOIS,BORS,BRIO,BRIS,BROS,OBIS,ORBS,RIBS,ROBS,SORB,SORI,

3-letter words (20 found)

BIO,BIS,BOI,BOR,BOS,BRO,BRR,IOS,ISO,OBI,OBS,OIS,ORB,ORS,RIB,ROB,SIB,SIR,SOB,SRI,

2-letter words (10 found)

BI,BO,IO,IS,OB,OI,OR,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 49 words from sbirro according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sbirro

sbirro

Etymology

From Italian sbirro; compare French sbire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spiɹoʊ/

Noun

sbirro (plural sbirros or sbirri)

  1. A policeman in Italy, Corsica, etc.
  2. A ruffian or henchman.

Anagrams

  • Borris

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzbir.ro/
  • Rhymes: -irro
  • Hyphenation: sbìr‧ro

Noun

sbirro m (plural sbirri)

  1. cop (policeman)
    Synonym: poliziotto

Derived terms

  • sbirresco

Descendants

  • → English: sbirro
  • → Esperanto: sbiro
  • → French: sbire
  • → Maltese: żbirr
  • → Romanian: zbir
  • → Spanish: esbirro
    • → Catalan: esbirro

Further reading

  • sbirro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • sborri

Source: wiktionary.org