AVGAS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AVGAS 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 AVGAS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AVGAS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AVGAS
No single letter turns AVGAS into another word.
How AVGAS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AVGAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does AVGAS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Aviation gasoline; a specially formulated fuel blended for piston-engine aircraft, distinct in composition from the gasoline sold for road vehicles.
Refiners blend avgas to a much stricter, more consistent standard than ordinary automotive gasoline, since an engine failure in flight carries far higher stakes than one on the road. Most avgas sold today is a leaded fuel graded by octane rating, commonly labeled with a number such as 100LL, where the letters indicate a low lead content compared with older formulations. Small piston-engine aircraft, the kind flown by private pilots and flying clubs, remain the main users of avgas, while larger commercial jets run instead on a completely different fuel related to kerosene. Airfields that serve only jets sometimes stock no avgas at all, so pilots of older piston aircraft must plan refueling stops carefully.
How AVGAS is used
A technical term from aviation, used by pilots, mechanics and fuel suppliers to name this specialized gasoline for piston-engine aircraft.
- The mechanic checked the fuel tanks before adding more avgas.
- Rising avgas prices worried the small flying club.
- The airfield's only pump dispensed avgas for propeller planes.
- Pilots flying older aircraft still depend on leaded avgas.
- The tanker delivered a fresh supply of avgas to the hangar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AVGAS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AVGAS
2 longer words begin with AVGAS.
Shorter words from the letters in AVGAS
Common questions about AVGAS
- Is AVGAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AVGAS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AVGAS worth?
- AVGAS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AVGAS mean?
- Aviation gasoline; a specially formulated fuel blended for piston-engine aircraft, distinct in composition from the gasoline sold for road vehicles.
- What letters can be added to AVGAS?
- No single letter can be added to AVGAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AVGAS:
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