AMBAGIOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. AMBAGIOUS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
a1m3b3a1g2i1o1u1s1
PlayableAMBAGIOUS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept AMBAGIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful AMBAGIOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBAGIOUS
No single letter turns AMBAGIOUS into another word.
How AMBAGIOUS scores
Scrabble a1m3b3a1g2i1o1u1s1 14
Words with Friends a1m4b4a1g3i1o1u2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMBAGIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBAGIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMBAGIOUS
- AMBAGIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in AMBAGIOUS
bigamous13 gambusia13 subimago13 gambias12 abomasi11 agamous10 baguios10 gambas11 gambia11 gambos11 gumbos11 abomas10 iambus10 agamis9 amigas9 amigos9 baguio9 biogas9 imagos9 amusia8 miaous8 oubaas8 asiago7 gamba10 gambo10 gambs10 gumbo10 aboma9 ambos9 bimas9 bisom9 bomas9 iambs9 ombus9 samba9 sambo9 simba9 umbos9 agami8 agism8
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Common questions about AMBAGIOUS
- Is AMBAGIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AMBAGIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is AMBAGIOUS worth?
- AMBAGIOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AMBAGIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AMBAGIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMBAGIOUS:
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