air

VERBNOUN /ɜr/
3 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

air is a valid 3-letter word worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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1 + 1 + 1 =3 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 6TRIPLE WORD → 9
MEANING

What does air mean?

VERB · 6 SENSES
1

Expose to fresh air.

BROADER
2

Be broadcast.

“This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.”

NARROWER
3

Expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry.

BROADER
4

Expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.

“air the old winter clothes”

“air out the smoke-filled rooms”

5

Broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.

“We cannot air this X-rated song”

6

Make public.

“She aired her opinions on welfare”

BROADER
NOUN · 9 SENSES
1

Medium for radio and television broadcasting.

“the program was on the air from 9 til midnight”

“the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
2

A mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of.

“air pollution”

“a smell of chemicals in the air”

BROADER
3

Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles).

BROADER
4

The region above the ground.

“her hand stopped in mid air”

“he threw the ball into the air”

BROADER
RELATED
5

The mass of air surrounding the Earth.

“it was exposed to the air”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
6

Travel via aircraft.

“air travel involves too much waiting in airports”

“if you've time to spare go by air”

NARROWER
7

A slight wind (usually refreshing).

“as he waited he could feel the air on his neck”

RELATED
8

A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

“she was humming an air from Beethoven”

BROADER
9

A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing.

“an air of mystery”

“the house had a neglected air”

BROADER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of air

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