AIRDROME is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AIRDROME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRDROME?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRDROME is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRDROME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airdromesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRDROME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRDROME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRDROME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRDROME mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small airport or airfield, often with hangars and a control tower.
An airdrome is a flying ground, and the word is the American form of aerodrome. In early aviation it named any field where aircraft could land. Modern usage prefers airport or airfield.
How AIRDROME is used
Airdrome is somewhat dated and appears in older aviation texts.
- The airdrome lay just outside the town.
- Pilots gathered at the airdrome before dawn.
- A grass airdrome served the local flying club.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRDROME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRDROME
1 longer words begin with AIRDROME.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRDROME
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Common questions about AIRDROME
- Is AIRDROME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRDROME, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRDROME worth?
- AIRDROME is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRDROME mean?
- A small airport or airfield, often with hangars and a control tower.
- What letters can be added to AIRDROME?
- AIRDROME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRDROME:
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