AIRTIGHT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AIRTIGHT 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 AIRTIGHT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRTIGHT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRTIGHT
No single letter turns AIRTIGHT into another word.
How AIRTIGHT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AIRTIGHT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRTIGHT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRTIGHT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sealed so firmly that no air can get in or out; also, having no flaws or weak points.
Airtight describes jars, containers and rooms that keep air out, but it also works figuratively for arguments, alibis and contracts that cannot be attacked. A small gap is enough to make something stop being airtight.
How AIRTIGHT is used
Airtight is applied to physical seals as well as to plans, cases and excuses.
- Store the coffee beans in an airtight container.
- The lawyer presented an airtight alibi.
- Without an airtight seal the food will spoil quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRTIGHT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRTIGHT
2 longer words begin with AIRTIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRTIGHT
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Common questions about AIRTIGHT
- Is AIRTIGHT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRTIGHT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRTIGHT worth?
- AIRTIGHT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRTIGHT mean?
- Sealed so firmly that no air can get in or out; also, having no flaws or weak points.
- What letters can be added to AIRTIGHT?
- No single letter can be added to AIRTIGHT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AIRTIGHT:
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