Is AMAZON valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMAZON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AMAZON worth?

AMAZON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AMAZON?

AMAZON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

AMAZON is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. AMAZON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableAMAZON · 6 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

19points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept AMAZON?

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

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.83%

Our own measure of how useful AMAZON is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AMAZON

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

amazons18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How AMAZON scores

Scrabble a1m3a1z10o1n1 17

Words with Friends a1m4a1z10o1n2 19

Face value of the 6 tiles in AMAZON, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	2	9
m	1	2
z	1	1
o	1	8
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.

What does AMAZON mean in Scrabble?

noun

A very tall, strong woman, or in legend a woman of a race of warriors.

Greek stories placed the amazon warriors near the Black Sea. The word also names a great South American river.

How AMAZON is used

Used for strong women, for legend and for the river.

The tall athlete looked like an amazon.
Painters often showed an amazon with a bow.
Cargo ships travel the Amazon far inland.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMAZON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Words starting with AMAZON

amazons18 amazonian20 amazonite20 amazonians21 amazonites21 amazonstone22 amazonstones23

7 longer words begin with AMAZON.

Shorter words from the letters in AMAZON

zaman16 azan13 azon13 zona13 mana6 mano6 moan6 mona6 naam6 noma6 anoa4 moz14 azo12 zoa12 ama5 maa5 man5 mna5 moa5 mon5 nam5 nom5 oma5 ana3 za11 zo11 am4 ma4 mo4 om4 aa2 an2 na2 no2 on2

Common questions about AMAZON

Is AMAZON valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMAZON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is AMAZON worth?: AMAZON is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What does AMAZON mean?: A very tall, strong woman, or in legend a woman of a race of warriors.
What letters can be added to AMAZON?: AMAZON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AMAZON:

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