AIRSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AIRSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRSHIP?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRSHIP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRSHIP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does AIRSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A steerable, engine-driven aircraft kept aloft by a large bag of gas lighter than air.
Zeppelins were the most famous airships, carrying passengers across oceans in the 1930s before the age of fast aeroplanes. Today small airships are used for advertising, filming and sightseeing over cities.
How AIRSHIP is used
Airship is the general term, covering rigid, semi-rigid and blimp types.
- The airship floated slowly over the harbour.
- A giant airship carried passengers between Germany and America.
- The film crew hired an airship for aerial shots.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRSHIP
1 longer words begin with AIRSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRSHIP
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Common questions about AIRSHIP
- Is AIRSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRSHIP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRSHIP worth?
- AIRSHIP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRSHIP mean?
- A steerable, engine-driven aircraft kept aloft by a large bag of gas lighter than air.
- What letters can be added to AIRSHIP?
- AIRSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRSHIP:
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