AIRT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AIRT 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 AIRT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AIRT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,345.
What stands out about AIRT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 AIRT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A point of the compass; a direction or quarter, especially in traditional Scots usage.
Airt names one of the quarters that the wind or a traveller might come from, so a Scots speaker might ask which airt the wind is blowing from, meaning which direction. The word is also used as a verb meaning to guide or direct something toward a particular quarter, and it survives chiefly in Scots and northern English speech rather than standard English.
How AIRT is used
Regional Scots usage; often in the phrase from every airt, meaning from every direction.
- The old fisherman could tell the airt of the wind by the smell of the sea.
- Visitors came from every airt to see the festival.
- She asked which airt the storm was moving toward.
- The shepherd knew the airt of home even in thick fog.
- He knew the right airt to take home even in the dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AIRT
The 4 tiles of AIRT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with AIRT
14 longer words begin with AIRT.
Words with AIRT inside
2 words contain AIRT in the middle. Words that start with AIRT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRT
Common questions about AIRT
- Is AIRT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRT worth?
- AIRT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRT mean?
- A point of the compass; a direction or quarter, especially in traditional Scots usage.
- What letters can be added to AIRT?
- AIRT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AIRT:
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