Is BIRIANIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BIRIANIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BIRIANIS mean?
Birianis is a form of BIRIANI.
- noun
an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BIRIANIS
BIRIANIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BIRIANIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- biriani9
- bairns8
- brains8
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
- brain7
- brans7
- brins7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- sabin7
- sabir7
- raisin6
- abri6
- arbs6
- bani6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bias6
- bins6
- bran6
- bras6
- brin6
- bris6
- ibis6
- isba6
- nabs6
- nibs6
- rabi6
- ribs6
- snib6
- airns5
- naris5
- rains5
- ranis5
- sarin5
- abs5
- arb5
- ban5
- bar5
- bas5
- bin5
- bis5
- bra5
- nab5
- nib5
- rib5
- sab5
- sib5
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
- anis4
- inia4
- iris4
- nisi4
- rain4
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