AIRBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AIRBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRBALL?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRBALL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRBALL
Front hooks — 1
hairballBack hooks — 1
airballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRBALL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does AIRBALL mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
In basketball, a shot that touches neither the rim nor the backboard.
An airball is embarrassing for the shooter, and rival fans often chant at the player who throws one. Because nothing touches the hoop, a missed shot of this kind is easy to spot from the stands.
How AIRBALL is used
Airball is basketball slang, also used as a verb for shooting one.
- The rookie threw an airball from the corner.
- Fans chanted at him after the airball.
- A desperate airball ended the game.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRBALL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIRBALL
The 7 tiles of AIRBALL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AIRBALL
3 longer words begin with AIRBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRBALL
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Common questions about AIRBALL
- Is AIRBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRBALL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRBALL worth?
- AIRBALL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRBALL mean?
- In basketball, a shot that touches neither the rim nor the backboard.
- What letters can be added to AIRBALL?
- AIRBALL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRBALL:
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