AQUANAUT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AQUANAUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AQUANAUT?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AQUANAUT is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AQUANAUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aquanautsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AQUANAUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AQUANAUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AQUANAUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AQUANAUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who lives and works underwater, or an underwater swimmer using diving gear.
The word was modelled on astronaut, with the sea in place of space. Aquanauts have stayed in underwater habitats for days or weeks to carry out scientific research.
How AQUANAUT is used
Used in reports on undersea research and diving.
- The aquanaut spent a week in the seabed station.
- Every aquanaut trains for emergencies at depth.
- An aquanaut gathered samples from the reef.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AQUANAUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AQUANAUT
2 longer words begin with AQUANAUT.
Shorter words from the letters in AQUANAUT
Common questions about AQUANAUT
- Is AQUANAUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AQUANAUT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AQUANAUT worth?
- AQUANAUT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AQUANAUT mean?
- A person who lives and works underwater, or an underwater swimmer using diving gear.
- What letters can be added to AQUANAUT?
- AQUANAUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AQUANAUT:
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