AIRSCREW is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AIRSCREW 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 AIRSCREW?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRSCREW is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRSCREW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airscrewsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRSCREW scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRSCREW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRSCREW has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRSCREW mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishtechnical
The rotating blades of an aircraft that pull or push it through the air.
Airscrew is the older British word for what Americans usually call a propeller. It survives in aviation history and in descriptions of early aeroplanes. Modern writers lean toward propeller, so airscrew now has a slightly vintage feel.
How AIRSCREW is used
Mostly British and historical, referring to an aircraft propeller.
- The wooden airscrew spun faster as the pilot opened the throttle.
- A chipped airscrew can shake an engine badly enough to damage it.
- The museum displays an airscrew salvaged from a biplane.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRSCREW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIRSCREW
The 8 tiles of AIRSCREW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AIRSCREW
1 longer words begin with AIRSCREW.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRSCREW
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Common questions about AIRSCREW
- Is AIRSCREW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRSCREW, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRSCREW worth?
- AIRSCREW is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRSCREW mean?
- The rotating blades of an aircraft that pull or push it through the air.
- What letters can be added to AIRSCREW?
- AIRSCREW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRSCREW:
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