AINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. AINE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AINE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AINE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AINE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 672.
What does AINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
The elder, placed after a French surname to distinguish an older relative of the same name from a younger one.
Aine is a French word meaning elder or senior, and English writers borrowed it whole when discussing French people, so a name like Dupont aine marks the older of two relatives sharing a surname, much as English Senior does after a name. It appears mostly in older texts about French affairs rather than in everyday speech.
How AINE is used
Rare outside historical or French-context writing; found chiefly after surnames in nineteenth-century texts.
- The catalogue listed the piece under Decauville aine, the elder of the two brothers.
- Historians distinguish Coquelin aine from his younger brother in the same profession.
- The letter was signed Moreau aine to show he was the senior partner.
- Old French business records often add aine after a family name.
- The actor performed under the stage name Coquelin aine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AINE
The 4 tiles of AINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AINE
1 longer words begin with AINE.
Words ending in AINE
Showing 24 of 45 words that end in AINE. Useful as a back hook: play AINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AINE inside
Showing 24 of 304 words that contain AINE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AINE
Common questions about AINE
- Is AINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AINE is not in it.
- How many points is AINE worth?
- AINE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AINE mean?
- The elder, placed after a French surname to distinguish an older relative of the same name from a younger one.
- What letters can be added to AINE?
- AINE takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AINE:
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