GYROPLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GYROPLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYROPLANE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYROPLANE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYROPLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gyroplanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYROPLANE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GYROPLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GYROPLANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GYROPLANE
- All 9 letters of GYROPLANE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GYROPLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aircraft kept in the air by an unpowered, freely spinning rotor, with a separate propeller driving it forward.
A gyroplane differs from a helicopter because its rotor is turned by the airflow rather than by the engine, so it cannot hover. It resembles the autogiro, an earlier machine built on the same principle.
How GYROPLANE is used
Used in aviation writing for this rotor-and-propeller type of light aircraft.
- The gyroplane lifted off after a very short run.
- He built a small gyroplane in his garage over three winters.
- Unlike a helicopter, a gyroplane cannot hang motionless in the air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYROPLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYROPLANE
1 longer words begin with GYROPLANE.
Shorter words from the letters in GYROPLANE
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Common questions about GYROPLANE
- Is GYROPLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYROPLANE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYROPLANE worth?
- GYROPLANE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYROPLANE mean?
- An aircraft kept in the air by an unpowered, freely spinning rotor, with a separate propeller driving it forward.
- What letters can be added to GYROPLANE?
- GYROPLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GYROPLANE:
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