AIRBORNE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIRBORNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRBORNE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRBORNE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRBORNE
No single letter turns AIRBORNE into another word.
How AIRBORNE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRBORNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRBORNE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRBORNE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Carried by or travelling through the air, or already in flight.
Pilots say a plane is airborne once its wheels leave the runway. Health officials speak of airborne diseases and particles that drift on the breeze. Military units called airborne are trained to land by parachute.
How AIRBORNE is used
Applies to aircraft, particles, germs and troops.
- The plane was airborne within a minute.
- Airborne dust irritated the workers.
- An airborne division landed behind the lines at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRBORNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRBORNE
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Common questions about AIRBORNE
- Is AIRBORNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRBORNE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRBORNE worth?
- AIRBORNE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRBORNE mean?
- Carried by or travelling through the air, or already in flight.
- What letters can be added to AIRBORNE?
- No single letter can be added to AIRBORNE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRBORNE:
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