AIRTH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AIRTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRTH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRTH is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AIRTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What does AIRTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A direction or point of the compass; the quarter from which the wind blows.
Airth is a distinct Scots word for compass direction, used especially of the wind, and is not simply a regional pronunciation of another common English word. Older usage also includes a related verb sense meaning to determine or foretell a direction. The word survives today mainly in Scots dialect speech and in literature written to reflect it.
How AIRTH is used
Countable, dialectal noun; found chiefly in Scots speech and dialect writing.
- The wind had shifted to a colder airth overnight.
- Fishermen watched the sky for a change in airth.
- From what airth does the storm usually come here?
- The old shepherd could name the airth of the wind by feel alone.
- A sudden airth from the north brought the first frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRTH
3 longer words begin with AIRTH.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRTH
Common questions about AIRTH
- Is AIRTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRTH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRTH worth?
- AIRTH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRTH mean?
- A direction or point of the compass; the quarter from which the wind blows.
- What letters can be added to AIRTH?
- AIRTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AIRTH:
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