Is BIRYANIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BIRYANIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BIRYANIS mean?
Biryanis is a form of BIRYANI.
- noun
an Indian dish made with highly seasoned rice and meat or fish or vegetables
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + R (1) + Y (4) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BIRYANIS
BIRYANIS 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 BIRYANIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- biryani12
- binary11
- brainy11
- raisiny10
- barny10
- brays10
- briny10
- abys9
- bays9
- bray9
- inby9
- bairns8
- brains8
- ayins8
- rainy8
- yarns8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- abris7
- bairn7
- barns7
- basin7
- brain7
- brans7
- brins7
- nabis7
- rabis7
- sabin7
- sabir7
- airy7
- ayin7
- nary7
- nays7
- rays7
- ryas7
- yarn7
- yins7
- by7
- raisin6
- abri6
- arbs6
- bani6
- bans6
- barn6
- bars6
- bias6
- bins6
- bran6
- bras6
- brin6
- bris6
- ibis6
- isba6
- nabs6
- nibs6
- rabi6
- ribs6
- snib6
- any6
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