AMARANTH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AMARANTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMARANTH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMARANTH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMARANTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amaranthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMARANTH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMARANTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMARANTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMARANTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant of a large family with showy red or purple flower spikes, grown for decoration and for its edible seeds.
Amaranth has two lives: as a garden flower and as a grain crop used in Central and South America for centuries. Poets also use amaranth for an imagined flower that never fades. As a colour word it means a deep purplish red.
How AMARANTH is used
Used for the plant, its grain, a purple-red colour and the fabled unfading flower.
- The gardener planted amaranth along the fence for its crimson tassels.
- Popped amaranth is a crunchy snack in parts of Mexico.
- The poet dreamed of an amaranth that would bloom forever.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMARANTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMARANTH
3 longer words begin with AMARANTH.
Shorter words from the letters in AMARANTH
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Common questions about AMARANTH
- Is AMARANTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMARANTH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMARANTH worth?
- AMARANTH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMARANTH mean?
- A plant of a large family with showy red or purple flower spikes, grown for decoration and for its edible seeds.
- What letters can be added to AMARANTH?
- AMARANTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMARANTH:
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