AIRBURST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIRBURST 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 AIRBURST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRBURST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRBURST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airburstsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRBURST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRBURST, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRBURST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRBURST mean in Scrabble?
noun
An explosion that occurs in the air, such as that of a shell, bomb or meteoroid.
A deliberate airburst spreads the blast and fragments widely instead of cratering the ground. Astronomers use the same word when a meteor breaks apart high in the atmosphere. The Tunguska event of 1908 is the best-known example.
How AIRBURST is used
Also occurs as a verb meaning to explode in the air.
- The shell caused an airburst above the trees.
- An airburst shattered windows across the whole town.
- Scientists concluded that the meteor ended in an airburst.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRBURST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRBURST
3 longer words begin with AIRBURST.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRBURST
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Common questions about AIRBURST
- Is AIRBURST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRBURST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRBURST worth?
- AIRBURST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRBURST mean?
- An explosion that occurs in the air, such as that of a shell, bomb or meteoroid.
- What letters can be added to AIRBURST?
- AIRBURST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRBURST:
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