AEROSTAT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AEROSTAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AEROSTAT?
| 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 AEROSTAT 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 AEROSTAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aerostatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AEROSTAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AEROSTAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AEROSTAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AEROSTAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon or an airship.
An aerostat stays up because it is buoyant, unlike a heavier-than-air machine that needs wings or rotors. Engineers use the term to group balloons, blimps and airships under one name.
How AEROSTAT is used
Aerostat is used in aviation and engineering for craft that float on lifting gas or hot air.
- A tethered aerostat floated above the test site.
- The aerostat drifted slowly on the evening wind.
- Early inventors dreamed of a steerable aerostat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AEROSTAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AEROSTAT
6 longer words begin with AEROSTAT.
Shorter words from the letters in AEROSTAT
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Common questions about AEROSTAT
- Is AEROSTAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AEROSTAT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AEROSTAT worth?
- AEROSTAT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AEROSTAT mean?
- Any lighter-than-air craft, such as a balloon or an airship.
- What letters can be added to AEROSTAT?
- AEROSTAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AEROSTAT:
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