What does IRIS mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪrəs/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 4
- Words With Friends score
- 4
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- 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
- diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
irides7irises6
Anagrams of IRIS
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside IRIS
4 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is IRIS a valid word in word games?
IRIS is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is IRIS worth?
IRIS is worth 4 points with Scrabble letter values and 4 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from IRIS?
4 other words, including IS, SIR, SI and SRI.