AGAMA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AGAMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGAMA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGAMA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGAMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
agamasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGAMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AGAMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 149,380.
What stands out about AGAMA
- AGAMA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AGAMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
Any of various Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, often brightly colored and found in warm, dry regions.
Agamas are agile, ground- or rock-dwelling lizards found across Africa, Asia, and parts of southern Europe, and many species can change color, especially the males during display. They are active by day and typically feed on insects, sunning themselves on rocks between bursts of activity. The name is used both for the family in general and for specific genera within it.
How AGAMA is used
Countable, technical noun used mainly in zoology and herpetology.
- A male agama flushed bright orange on the sunlit rock.
- The desert trail was dotted with basking agamas.
- Researchers tagged several agamas to track their territories.
- The rainbow agama is named for its striking coloration.
- An agama darted under the stones as we approached.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGAMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AGAMA
1 longer words begin with AGAMA.
Words with AGAMA inside
1 words contain AGAMA in the middle. Words that start with AGAMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AGAMA
Common questions about AGAMA
- Is AGAMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGAMA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGAMA worth?
- AGAMA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGAMA mean?
- Any of various Old World lizards of the family Agamidae, often brightly colored and found in warm, dry regions.
- What letters can be added to AGAMA?
- AGAMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AGAMA:
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