AFLOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AFLOAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFLOAT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFLOAT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFLOAT
No single letter turns AFLOAT into another word.
How AFLOAT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AFLOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does AFLOAT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Floating on water, or, by extension, managing to stay out of trouble or in circulation.
The word began as a sea term for a vessel that has been lifted off the shore or the bottom and rides on the water. From there it spread to money and business, where a firm that is afloat is solvent enough to keep going. It also describes news and rumours that are passing from person to person, as in the phrase that a story is afloat in the town.
How AFLOAT is used
Used after a verb such as keep, stay or set; it rarely stands before a noun.
- The raft stayed afloat even after the rope snapped.
- They borrowed money just to keep the shop afloat through the winter.
- A strange rumour was afloat in the village by morning.
- With a heave of the crew, the boat was set afloat at high tide.
- Two extra jobs kept the family afloat that year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFLOAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AFLOAT
Common questions about AFLOAT
- Is AFLOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFLOAT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFLOAT worth?
- AFLOAT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFLOAT mean?
- Floating on water, or, by extension, managing to stay out of trouble or in circulation.
- What letters can be added to AFLOAT?
- No single letter can be added to AFLOAT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AFLOAT:
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