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Is IRIDES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, IRIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does IRIDES mean?

Irides is a form of IRIS.

  1. noun

    plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

  2. noun

    muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

  3. noun

    diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

7

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

6

Letters

I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

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 IRIDES

IRIDES 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.

Anagrams of IRIDES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from IRIDES

The 43 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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