AIRFOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIRFOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRFOIL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRFOIL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRFOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airfoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRFOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRFOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does AIRFOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A curved surface, such as a wing, shaped to produce lift or control when air flows past it.
Engineers design each airfoil so that air moves faster over the top than below, creating lift. Propeller blades, sails and turbine blades are also airfoil shapes, not only aircraft wings.
How AIRFOIL is used
It is the American form; British writers prefer aerofoil.
- The wing is a carefully shaped airfoil.
- A thicker airfoil gives more lift at low speed.
- Wind tunnels test each new airfoil design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRFOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRFOIL
1 longer words begin with AIRFOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRFOIL
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Common questions about AIRFOIL
- Is AIRFOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRFOIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRFOIL worth?
- AIRFOIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRFOIL mean?
- A curved surface, such as a wing, shaped to produce lift or control when air flows past it.
- What letters can be added to AIRFOIL?
- AIRFOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRFOIL:
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