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airball

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Is airball a Scrabble word?

No, airball is not in the Scrabble dictionary. Worth 9 points if it were valid.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) No
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) No
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends No

What is the meaning of airball?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (basketball) A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.Examples: "As soon as the shot left his hands, the spectators could see it was going to be an airball."; "Johnson also could have tied the game, at 66-66 with 14 seconds left. But his jump shot was an airball. From that scramble Lopez emerged with the first of his key foul shots."; "Bryant’s path to becoming a champion, after all, began with a series of infamous misses: his playoff airballs as a rookie against Utah. Clarkson sees those airballs as a metaphor for Bryant’s clunky start against the Jazz two decades later."

2. (slang) An unfunny joke or remark.slang

verb (English)

1. (basketball, transitive) To throw an airball.Examples: "Tatum struggled with fatigue through the final two rounds of the postseason and was exhausted to the point he was airballing shots by the time the Warriors were closing out the championship."; "The Timberwolves lost 128-125 when KAT airballed a falling 30-footer at the buzzer."transitive

2. (slang) To make an awfully unfunny joke or remark.slang

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "airball"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "airball"?

Scrabble
9 points
A1
I1
R1
B3
A1
L1
L1

Not in the Scrabble dictionary, but this is how many points it would be worth.

Words With Friends
12 points
A1
I1
R1
B4
A1
L2
L2

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