AREA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AREA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AREA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AREA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AREA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AREA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AREA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What does AREA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A particular part of a place, surface, or space, or the extent of such a space measured in square units.
Area can describe a physical region, such as a picnic area, or a measured quantity, such as the area of a rectangle in square metres. Both senses share the idea of a bounded extent of space rather than a single point or line.
How AREA is used
- The picnic area was shaded by a row of tall trees.
- They calculated the area of the garden before laying new turf.
- A restricted area near the runway was fenced off from visitors.
- The storm damaged a wide area along the coast.
- Doubling the width also doubles the area of the rectangle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AREA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AREA
15 longer words begin with AREA.
Words ending in AREA
1 words end in AREA. Useful as a back hook: play AREA onto a word already on the board.
Words with AREA inside
19 words contain AREA in the middle. Words that start with AREA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AREA
Common questions about AREA
- Is AREA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AREA, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AREA worth?
- AREA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AREA mean?
- A particular part of a place, surface, or space, or the extent of such a space measured in square units.
- What letters can be added to AREA?
- AREA takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AREA:
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