AMATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMATORY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMATORY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMATORY
No single letter turns AMATORY into another word.
How AMATORY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does AMATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalliterary
Expressing or relating to romantic or sexual love.
Amatory fits love letters, poems and adventures, as in the amatory verse of Roman poets. It is a formal word with a slightly old-fashioned, tasteful tone, unlike blunter terms for desire.
How AMATORY is used
Amatory is used in literary and historical writing about love.
- Ovid is known for his amatory poems.
- He kept a bundle of amatory letters in a drawer.
- The novel follows the amatory adventures of a young count.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMATORY
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Common questions about AMATORY
- Is AMATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMATORY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMATORY worth?
- AMATORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMATORY mean?
- Expressing or relating to romantic or sexual love.
- What letters can be added to AMATORY?
- No single letter can be added to AMATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMATORY:
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