AIRFIELD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AIRFIELD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRFIELD?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRFIELD is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRFIELD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airfieldsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRFIELD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRFIELD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRFIELD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRFIELD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stretch of level ground with runways and basic facilities from which aircraft take off, land and are serviced.
An airfield is usually smaller and simpler than a full commercial airport, and often serves flying clubs or the military. Many wartime airfield sites were later turned into farmland or business parks.
How AIRFIELD is used
Airfield is the usual word for a modest or military landing ground, while airport suggests passenger terminals.
- The old airfield still has its grass runway and a single hangar.
- Gliders launch from the airfield every summer weekend.
- A bomber squadron was stationed at the airfield during the war.
- We walked across the empty airfield at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRFIELD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRFIELD
1 longer words begin with AIRFIELD.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRFIELD
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Common questions about AIRFIELD
- Is AIRFIELD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRFIELD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRFIELD worth?
- AIRFIELD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRFIELD mean?
- A stretch of level ground with runways and basic facilities from which aircraft take off, land and are serviced.
- What letters can be added to AIRFIELD?
- AIRFIELD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRFIELD:
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