AIRS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AIRS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AIRS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AIRS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about AIRS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AIRS mean in Scrabble?
noun
An affected, haughty, or superior manner assumed to impress others; pretension.
When someone puts on airs or gives themselves airs, they act more important, refined, or wealthy than they really are, hoping others will be impressed. This sense of airs exists mainly in the plural and is distinct from air simply meaning the gas that surrounds the earth.
How AIRS is used
Used almost always in fixed phrases such as put on airs, give oneself airs, or airs and graces; rarely appears in the singular with this meaning.
- Ever since the promotion, he has been putting on airs at the office.
- She gave herself airs whenever wealthy relatives came to visit.
- Nobody likes a person who puts on such airs and graces.
- The new manager dropped the airs once she got to know the team.
- His airs did not impress anyone who knew his humble background.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIRS
The 4 tiles of AIRS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with AIRS
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with AIRS.
Words ending in AIRS
Showing 24 of 60 words that end in AIRS. Useful as a back hook: play AIRS onto a word already on the board.
Words with AIRS inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain AIRS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AIRS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRS
Common questions about AIRS
- Is AIRS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRS, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRS worth?
- AIRS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRS mean?
- An affected, haughty, or superior manner assumed to impress others; pretension.
- What letters can be added to AIRS?
- AIRS takes 9 hooks: 9 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AIRS:
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