altair
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 7
- Letters
- 6
/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/
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/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/ · /ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈæltaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/
Definition of altair
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
- The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
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Etymology
From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
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