Birdie
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
In golf, a score of one stroke below the par for a particular hole.
“She drained a twelve-foot putt to card a birdie and move into outright second place.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈbɜːdi/
Syllables
bird·ie
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Synonyms
golf score
Antonyms
bogeydouble bogey
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Wordle
Ends in IE, a less common pattern in six-letter words, B and R open, three vowels I, I, E
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Scrabble
Worth 9 points, the IE ending can accept D to make BIRDIED, well-known golfing term valid in play
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