ASTRONAUT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASTRONAUT 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 ASTRONAUT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTRONAUT is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTRONAUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
astronautsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASTRONAUT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASTRONAUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTRONAUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASTRONAUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person trained to travel and work in a spacecraft.
Every astronaut goes through years of training in fitness, survival, and spacecraft systems. The word comes from Greek roots meaning star sailor.
How ASTRONAUT is used
Used of crew members on space missions of any country that uses this term.
- The astronaut waved before boarding the rocket.
- Each astronaut trains for years before a mission.
- An astronaut floated through the station corridor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTRONAUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASTRONAUT
5 longer words begin with ASTRONAUT.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTRONAUT
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Common questions about ASTRONAUT
- Is ASTRONAUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTRONAUT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTRONAUT worth?
- ASTRONAUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTRONAUT mean?
- A person trained to travel and work in a spacecraft.
- What letters can be added to ASTRONAUT?
- ASTRONAUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASTRONAUT:
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