AMALGAM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMALGAM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMALGAM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMALGAM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMALGAM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amalgamsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMALGAM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMALGAM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 15,881 thousand.
What does AMALGAM mean in Scrabble?
noun
An alloy of mercury with another metal, or a mixture of different things.
Dentists long filled cavities with a silver amalgam because it hardens in the mouth and lasts. In a looser sense an amalgam is any blend of unlike elements, such as a style that mixes several traditions.
How AMALGAM is used
Amalgam is used literally in dentistry and metallurgy and figuratively for blends.
- The tooth was filled with amalgam.
- The city is an amalgam of old and new architecture.
- Miners once used mercury amalgam to extract gold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMALGAM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMALGAM
10 longer words begin with AMALGAM.
Shorter words from the letters in AMALGAM
Common questions about AMALGAM
- Is AMALGAM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMALGAM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMALGAM worth?
- AMALGAM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMALGAM mean?
- An alloy of mercury with another metal, or a mixture of different things.
- What letters can be added to AMALGAM?
- AMALGAM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMALGAM:
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