NAVAID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NAVAID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAVAID?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVAID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVAID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
navaidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAVAID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NAVAID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does NAVAID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any device or marker that helps a ship or aircraft find its position and follow a course.
The word is a clipped form of navigational aid and belongs to the language of pilots and mariners. A navaid may be a radio beacon, a lighthouse, a buoy or a satellite receiver, and charts list them so crews can check their position against known points. Pilots speak of a navaid being out of service when a beacon is switched off for repair.
How NAVAID is used
Technical term from aviation and shipping.
- The chart marks every navaid along the coast.
- Each navaid on the approach was tested before the flight.
- A new navaid was installed on the headland last spring.
- The pilot tuned the radio to the nearest navaid.
- Without a working navaid the crew relied on the compass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAVAID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAVAID
1 longer words begin with NAVAID.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVAID
Common questions about NAVAID
- Is NAVAID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAVAID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAVAID worth?
- NAVAID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAVAID mean?
- Any device or marker that helps a ship or aircraft find its position and follow a course.
- What letters can be added to NAVAID?
- NAVAID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NAVAID:
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