AIRWORTHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. AIRWORTHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIRWORTHY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIRWORTHY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIRWORTHY
No single letter turns AIRWORTHY into another word.
How AIRWORTHY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AIRWORTHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AIRWORTHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AIRWORTHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Fit and safe to fly, meeting the standards needed for operation in the air.
An aircraft is airworthy only after inspections show that its engines, controls and structure are in order. Regulators issue a certificate for it, and a plane that fails the checks is grounded until repaired.
How AIRWORTHY is used
Used in aviation for aircraft and, loosely, for anything judged ready to fly.
- The mechanic signed off the old biplane as airworthy.
- The jet was not airworthy until the cracked panel was replaced.
- Restorers spent years making the wreck airworthy again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIRWORTHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AIRWORTHY
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Common questions about AIRWORTHY
- Is AIRWORTHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIRWORTHY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIRWORTHY worth?
- AIRWORTHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIRWORTHY mean?
- Fit and safe to fly, meeting the standards needed for operation in the air.
- What letters can be added to AIRWORTHY?
- No single letter can be added to AIRWORTHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AIRWORTHY:
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