AIRLIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIRLIFT 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 AIRLIFT?
| 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 AIRLIFT is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRLIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airliftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRLIFT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRLIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does AIRLIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large-scale transport of people or goods by aircraft when other routes are closed.
The Berlin airlift of 1948 is the best-known example, supplying a blockaded city from the sky. As a verb, to airlift someone also means to rescue them by helicopter.
How AIRLIFT is used
It is used of emergency relief and military supply and as a verb for rescue by air.
- The airlift brought medicine to the flooded town.
- An airlift saved the stranded hikers.
- The government organised an airlift of food.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRLIFT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRLIFT
3 longer words begin with AIRLIFT.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRLIFT
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Common questions about AIRLIFT
- Is AIRLIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRLIFT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRLIFT worth?
- AIRLIFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRLIFT mean?
- A large-scale transport of people or goods by aircraft when other routes are closed.
- What letters can be added to AIRLIFT?
- AIRLIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRLIFT:
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