SEAPLANE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEAPLANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEAPLANE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEAPLANE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEAPLANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seaplanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEAPLANE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEAPLANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEAPLANE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEAPLANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An aircraft fitted with floats or a hull so that it can take off from and land on water.
Seaplanes opened up lakes and remote coasts that had no airstrips, and they were important in the early days of long-distance flight. Bush pilots still depend on them in places with more water than roads.
How SEAPLANE is used
Seaplane is the usual word for water-landing aircraft in both history and aviation.
- A seaplane carried supplies to the island lodge.
- The seaplane skimmed the lake before lifting off.
- Tourists boarded the seaplane at the harbour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEAPLANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEAPLANE
The 8 tiles of SEAPLANE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEAPLANE
1 longer words begin with SEAPLANE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEAPLANE
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Common questions about SEAPLANE
- Is SEAPLANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEAPLANE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEAPLANE worth?
- SEAPLANE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEAPLANE mean?
- An aircraft fitted with floats or a hull so that it can take off from and land on water.
- What letters can be added to SEAPLANE?
- SEAPLANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEAPLANE:
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