Is OURIE a valid word?

OURIE is a Scots word meaning shivering with cold, drooping or dismal; OORIE is another spelling, also valid. The Scots words in the list are a rich source of vowel-heavy plays, and OURIE clears four vowels, O, U, I and E, with a single R. Both Scots spellings describe the same chilly, drooping feeling. Learn it with OORIE, and the two words give you two ways to place an awkward U or a doubled O.

Before any bonus squares: O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the O on a 3L square and OURIE is worth 7 before any word bonus.

Swap any one letter of OURIE and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters O, U, R, I and E.

OURIE is Scots for cold, shivering or dismal. OORIE means the same.

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