AIRMAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AIRMAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRMAIL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRMAIL is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRMAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airmailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRMAIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRMAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does AIRMAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A postal service that carries letters and parcels by aircraft.
Airmail was once the fast and costly way to send a letter overseas, marked with blue stickers or striped envelopes. The word can also be a verb meaning to send something this way.
How AIRMAIL is used
Airmail names the service as well as the items sent by air.
- The letter arrived by airmail within a week.
- She stuck a blue label for airmail on the parcel.
- Old airmail envelopes have red and blue borders.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRMAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRMAIL
3 longer words begin with AIRMAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRMAIL
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Common questions about AIRMAIL
- Is AIRMAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRMAIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRMAIL worth?
- AIRMAIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRMAIL mean?
- A postal service that carries letters and parcels by aircraft.
- What letters can be added to AIRMAIL?
- AIRMAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRMAIL:
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