AMANITA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMANITA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMANITA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMANITA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMANITA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amanitasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMANITA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMANITA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 294,084.
What stands out about AMANITA
- AMANITA 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 AMANITA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A mushroom of a widespread genus that includes some of the most poisonous fungi.
Foragers learn to recognise the amanita because the genus holds both the fly agaric and the deadly death cap. Telling species apart matters, since a mistake can be fatal.
How AMANITA is used
Amanita is used in mycology and in warnings to mushroom pickers.
- The red cap with white spots belonged to an amanita.
- Never eat a wild amanita without expert advice.
- An amanita grew beneath the birch trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMANITA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMANITA
1 longer words begin with AMANITA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMANITA
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Common questions about AMANITA
- Is AMANITA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMANITA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMANITA worth?
- AMANITA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMANITA mean?
- A mushroom of a widespread genus that includes some of the most poisonous fungi.
- What letters can be added to AMANITA?
- AMANITA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMANITA:
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