AIRLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AIRLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRLOCK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRLOCK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRLOCK
Front hooks — 1
hairlockBack hooks — 1
airlocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRLOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does AIRLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people pass between areas of different pressure.
Spacecraft and submarines rely on an airlock so that one door is always closed. In plumbing the same word names a bubble of air that stops liquid moving in a pipe.
How AIRLOCK is used
Airlock is used in spaceflight, diving and plumbing.
- The astronaut waited in the airlock before stepping outside.
- An airlock in the pipe stopped the water.
- The crew sealed the airlock behind them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRLOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRLOCK
1 longer words begin with AIRLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRLOCK
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Common questions about AIRLOCK
- Is AIRLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRLOCK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRLOCK worth?
- AIRLOCK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRLOCK mean?
- A sealed chamber with two doors that lets people pass between areas of different pressure.
- What letters can be added to AIRLOCK?
- AIRLOCK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRLOCK:
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