AIRSTRIP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AIRSTRIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRSTRIP?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRSTRIP is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRSTRIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airstripsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRSTRIP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRSTRIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRSTRIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRSTRIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strip of cleared ground where aircraft can take off and land, usually without full airport facilities.
Remote farms, mining camps and jungle villages often depend on a simple airstrip for supplies and medical flights. It may be grass, gravel or packed earth. Military forces also lay out temporary ones near a front.
How AIRSTRIP is used
Suggests a basic, often remote landing place.
- The doctor flew to the village and landed on a dirt airstrip.
- Workers cleared the airstrip of loose stones.
- A short airstrip was the only link with the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRSTRIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRSTRIP
1 longer words begin with AIRSTRIP.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRSTRIP
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Common questions about AIRSTRIP
- Is AIRSTRIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRSTRIP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRSTRIP worth?
- AIRSTRIP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRSTRIP mean?
- A strip of cleared ground where aircraft can take off and land, usually without full airport facilities.
- What letters can be added to AIRSTRIP?
- AIRSTRIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRSTRIP:
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