AITU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. AITU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AITU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AITU is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AITU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aitusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AITU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AITU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What does AITU mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A spirit or supernatural being in Polynesian tradition, often part human and part divine.
An aitu is a being from Polynesian belief systems, such as those of Samoa and the Cook Islands, thought to move between the human world and the world of gods and ancestors. Stories describe aitu as protective, mischievous, or dangerous depending on how they are treated.
How AITU is used
Found in accounts of Polynesian culture and folklore; rare outside that context.
- The elder told stories of an aitu that guarded the village at night.
- Villagers left offerings to keep the aitu content.
- According to legend, the aitu could take the shape of an animal.
- The old chief claimed his family descended from an aitu.
- Children were warned not to anger the aitu of the forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AITU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AITU
1 longer words begin with AITU.
Words with AITU inside
2 words contain AITU in the middle. Words that start with AITU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AITU
Common questions about AITU
- Is AITU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AITU is not in it.
- How many points is AITU worth?
- AITU is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AITU mean?
- A spirit or supernatural being in Polynesian tradition, often part human and part divine.
- What letters can be added to AITU?
- AITU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AITU:
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