ALTITUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ALTITUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTITUDE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTITUDE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTITUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
altitudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALTITUDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALTITUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALTITUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALTITUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The height of a place or object above sea level or the ground.
Pilots, climbers and weather forecasters all care about altitude because air thins and cools as you go up. In geometry the word also names the perpendicular line from a corner of a shape to the opposite side.
How ALTITUDE is used
Altitude is used for aircraft, mountains, towns and anything else measured by how high it sits.
- The plane levelled off at a cruising altitude of ten thousand metres.
- Altitude sickness can hit hikers who climb too quickly.
- Bread bakes differently at high altitude because the air pressure is lower.
- Draw the altitude of the triangle from the top vertex to the base.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTITUDE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALTITUDE
The 8 tiles of ALTITUDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALTITUDE
1 longer words begin with ALTITUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTITUDE
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Common questions about ALTITUDE
- Is ALTITUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTITUDE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTITUDE worth?
- ALTITUDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTITUDE mean?
- The height of a place or object above sea level or the ground.
- What letters can be added to ALTITUDE?
- ALTITUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALTITUDE:
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