Yes. AREAE is a valid word.
AREAE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AREAE 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.
Meaning
Form of AREA: a particular extent of space or surface; a section of the cerebral cortex having a specific function.
About AREAE
AREAE is a Latin plural of AREA, valid alongside the everyday AREAS. With four vowels and only one consonant, it is one of the best vowel dumps in the list: A, E, A and E all leave your rack along with an R. If AREA is on the board, an E on the end makes AREAE. Few players know it, so expect a challenge and enjoy winning it. Doctors and anatomists still use the Latin plural for regions of the body. Keep it in mind when the bag seems to deal you nothing but A and E tiles.
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AREAE scores 5 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + A 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: AREAE as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AREAE is worth 7 before any word bonus.
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of AREAE and these are still words:
- ARENE
- ARETEa sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains
- AREALform of AREA: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture…
- AREASform of AREA: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture…
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, R, E, A and E.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
AREAE + T
- AERATEexpose to fresh air
Memory tip
AREAE is the Latin plural of AREA. Four vowels and an R: a vowel dump nobody expects.
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