AIRBOAT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AIRBOAT 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 AIRBOAT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRBOAT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRBOAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airboatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRBOAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRBOAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does AIRBOAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat-bottomed boat pushed along by a large aircraft-style propeller mounted above the stern.
Because the propeller sits above the water, an airboat glides over shallow marsh and weeds where an ordinary motorboat would snag. Tourists in swampy regions often ride one.
How AIRBOAT is used
Airboat is used for shallow-draught craft in swamps and wetlands.
- The airboat skimmed over the sawgrass.
- A guide steered the airboat through the narrow channel.
- Earmuffs are handed out because an airboat is very loud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRBOAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRBOAT
1 longer words begin with AIRBOAT.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRBOAT
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Common questions about AIRBOAT
- Is AIRBOAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRBOAT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRBOAT worth?
- AIRBOAT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRBOAT mean?
- A flat-bottomed boat pushed along by a large aircraft-style propeller mounted above the stern.
- What letters can be added to AIRBOAT?
- AIRBOAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRBOAT:
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