AIRFRAME is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AIRFRAME 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 AIRFRAME?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRFRAME is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRFRAME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airframesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRFRAME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRFRAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRFRAME has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRFRAME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The main structure of an aircraft, made up of the fuselage, wings and tail without the engines.
Engineers talk about the airframe when they want to separate the structure from the engines and instruments. Its age is measured in flight hours and landing cycles, which tells operators how much wear it has seen. The same term is used for rockets and missiles.
How AIRFRAME is used
Common in aviation maintenance and design, where the structure is treated apart from engines and equipment.
- The airframe showed hairline cracks after thousands of landings.
- Designers shaved weight from the airframe to improve fuel economy.
- An old airframe can be fitted with newer engines to extend its life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRFRAME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRFRAME
1 longer words begin with AIRFRAME.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRFRAME
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Common questions about AIRFRAME
- Is AIRFRAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRFRAME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRFRAME worth?
- AIRFRAME is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRFRAME mean?
- The main structure of an aircraft, made up of the fuselage, wings and tail without the engines.
- What letters can be added to AIRFRAME?
- AIRFRAME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRFRAME:
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