AIRBRUSH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AIRBRUSH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRBRUSH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRBRUSH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRBRUSH
Front hooks — 1
hairbrushBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AIRBRUSH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRBRUSH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRBRUSH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRBRUSH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small pen-shaped tool that sprays fine paint or ink using compressed air.
An airbrush gives smooth gradients that a normal brush cannot easily produce, so artists use it for murals, model painting and custom designs. The word has also become a verb for retouching photographs to hide flaws. That second sense often carries a hint of criticism about making things look unrealistically perfect.
How AIRBRUSH is used
Used for the spraying tool in art and hobby work, and figuratively for retouching or glossing over flaws.
- He sketched the outline first and then picked up the airbrush to add the shading.
- A good airbrush can lay down a mist of colour thinner than a hair.
- The magazine admitted it had used an airbrush on the cover photograph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRBRUSH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRBRUSH
3 longer words begin with AIRBRUSH.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRBRUSH
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Common questions about AIRBRUSH
- Is AIRBRUSH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRBRUSH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRBRUSH worth?
- AIRBRUSH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRBRUSH mean?
- A small pen-shaped tool that sprays fine paint or ink using compressed air.
- What letters can be added to AIRBRUSH?
- AIRBRUSH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRBRUSH:
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