AEOLIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AEOLIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AEOLIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AEOLIAN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 8.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AEOLIAN
No single letter turns AEOLIAN into another word.
How AEOLIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AEOLIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,444.
What stands out about AEOLIAN
- AEOLIAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AEOLIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to the wind, or carried and shaped by the wind.
In geology, aeolian deposits such as dunes are formed by wind. The word also recalls Aeolus, the Greek keeper of the winds, and an aeolian harp makes music from passing breezes.
How AEOLIAN is used
Aeolian is used in science and poetry for anything connected to the wind.
- Sand dunes are an aeolian landform.
- The aeolian harp hummed softly in the window.
- Geologists studied aeolian dust blown from the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEOLIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AEOLIAN
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Common questions about AEOLIAN
- Is AEOLIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEOLIAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEOLIAN worth?
- AEOLIAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEOLIAN mean?
- Relating to the wind, or carried and shaped by the wind.
- What letters can be added to AEOLIAN?
- No single letter can be added to AEOLIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AEOLIAN:
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