AERONAUT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AERONAUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AERONAUT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AERONAUT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AERONAUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aeronautsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AERONAUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AERONAUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AERONAUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AERONAUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who travels through the air, especially in a balloon or airship.
The aeronaut belongs to the early age of flight, when travellers drifted aloft in lighter-than-air craft. Modern writers use the word when they want that adventurous, old-fashioned flavour.
How AERONAUT is used
Aeronaut is used in historical and literary writing about balloon and airship travel.
- The aeronaut waved to the crowd as the balloon rose.
- A brave aeronaut once crossed the channel in a basket.
- Her grandfather was a famous aeronaut in his day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AERONAUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AERONAUT
5 longer words begin with AERONAUT.
Shorter words from the letters in AERONAUT
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Common questions about AERONAUT
- Is AERONAUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AERONAUT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AERONAUT worth?
- AERONAUT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AERONAUT mean?
- A person who travels through the air, especially in a balloon or airship.
- What letters can be added to AERONAUT?
- AERONAUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AERONAUT:
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