BIPLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BIPLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIPLANE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIPLANE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIPLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biplanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIPLANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BIPLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does BIPLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one set above the other.
The biplane was the common design in the early years of flying and in the First World War. Its stacked wings gave good lift at low speed, but they also caused drag, so later aircraft used a single wing.
How BIPLANE is used
A biplane is often an old-fashioned craft, though some are still flown at air shows.
- The biplane circled the field before landing.
- A red biplane took part in the air show.
- Pilots in a biplane sat in an open cockpit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIPLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIPLANE
1 longer words begin with BIPLANE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIPLANE
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Common questions about BIPLANE
- Is BIPLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIPLANE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIPLANE worth?
- BIPLANE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIPLANE mean?
- An aeroplane with two pairs of wings, one set above the other.
- What letters can be added to BIPLANE?
- BIPLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BIPLANE:
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