AMBAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. AMBAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AMBAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBAN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ambansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does AMBAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Qing-dynasty Chinese official sent to represent imperial authority in a dependency such as Tibet or Mongolia.
An amban governed on behalf of the emperor rather than in his own right, overseeing local rulers and reporting back to the imperial court. The post existed mainly in Tibet, Mongolia and other border regions where China wanted a resident voice without full direct rule. The office disappeared with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912.
How AMBAN is used
Historical term found in accounts of Qing-dynasty administration; rarely used outside that context.
- The amban reported directly to the imperial court in Beijing.
- Tibet had its own resident amban during much of the Qing period.
- An amban held real influence without holding the local throne himself.
- Historians study the amban system to understand Qing frontier policy.
- The last amban left his post when the dynasty collapsed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBAN
1 longer words begin with AMBAN.
Words with AMBAN inside
1 words contain AMBAN in the middle. Words that start with AMBAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBAN
Common questions about AMBAN
- Is AMBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AMBAN is not in it.
- How many points is AMBAN worth?
- AMBAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBAN mean?
- A Qing-dynasty Chinese official sent to represent imperial authority in a dependency such as Tibet or Mongolia.
- What letters can be added to AMBAN?
- AMBAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMBAN:
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