Yes. AERIE is a valid word.
AERIE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AERIE is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AERIE
AERIE is the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey, built high on a cliff, and by extension any high, remote home; it is also spelled AERY, EYRIE and EYRY, and its plural is AERIES. AERIE uses four vowels, A, E, I and E, with one R, which makes it a superb vowel dump that is also a real, familiar word.
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AERIE scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 = 5. On a double-word square that's 10, on a triple-word 15, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AERIE as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AERIE is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
In front of AERIE (1):
- FAERIEa small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
After AERIE (3):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from AERIE
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of AERIE and these are still words:
- EERIEsame as WEIRD: mysteriously strange; to cause to experience a strange sensation
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, E, R, I and E.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
AERIE + F
AERIE + P
AERIE + R
- AERIERform of AERY: the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
Memory tip
AERIE is an eagle's nest built high on a cliff, also spelled EYRIE.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.