AERIE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AERIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AERIE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AERIE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 9.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AERIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AERIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AERIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,347.
What does AERIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, typically built high on a cliff or in a tall tree.
An aerie is the home a large bird of prey such as an eagle or hawk builds far above the ground, usually wedged into a rocky ledge or the crown of a tall tree where predators cannot easily reach it. The same birds often return to and enlarge the same aerie year after year, so some grow to an enormous size over decades. By extension, writers use aerie for any high, isolated dwelling that overlooks the land below, comparing a mountain house or tower room to a bird's lofty perch. The word is also spelled eyrie or eyry, all three forms describing the same elevated nest.
How AERIE is used
Used both literally of birds of prey and figuratively of a high, secluded dwelling, more often in descriptive or literary writing than casual speech.
- The eagle returned to its aerie high on the cliff face.
- Climbers spotted a hawk's aerie wedged into the rock ledge.
- From his mountain aerie, the old hermit could see the whole valley.
- Each spring the same pair rebuilt their aerie a little larger.
- The penthouse felt like an aerie perched above the busy city streets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AERIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AERIE
4 longer words begin with AERIE.
Words ending in AERIE
1 words end in AERIE. Useful as a back hook: play AERIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AERIE inside
1 words contain AERIE in the middle. Words that start with AERIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AERIE
Common questions about AERIE
- Is AERIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AERIE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AERIE worth?
- AERIE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AERIE mean?
- The nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, typically built high on a cliff or in a tall tree.
- What letters can be added to AERIE?
- AERIE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AERIE:
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