AIRWAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AIRWAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRWAVE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRWAVE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRWAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
airwavesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIRWAVE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AIRWAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does AIRWAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A radio wave, or the broadcasting medium that carries radio and television.
In its plural form, airwaves, the word stands for radio and television as a whole. The singular is rarer and mainly names a single radio signal.
How AIRWAVE is used
Airwave is more commonly written in the plural, airwaves, in news and media talk.
- A strong airwave carried the signal across the valley.
- The station sent a new airwave from the hilltop.
- Each airwave is tuned to a different frequency.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRWAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIRWAVE
1 longer words begin with AIRWAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRWAVE
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Common questions about AIRWAVE
- Is AIRWAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRWAVE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRWAVE worth?
- AIRWAVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRWAVE mean?
- A radio wave, or the broadcasting medium that carries radio and television.
- What letters can be added to AIRWAVE?
- AIRWAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AIRWAVE:
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