AMBER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMBER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBER?
| 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 AMBER is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMBER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about AMBER
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMBER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, translucent yellowish-brown fossil resin from ancient trees, often used in jewelry, or the golden-orange color resembling it.
Amber forms over millions of years as sticky tree resin hardens underground or in sediment, sometimes trapping insects or plant fragments that give scientists a rare window into ancient ecosystems. Jewelers prize amber for its warm color and the way light passes through it, and the same word describes the traffic light color that sits between green and red. Because it takes so long to form, a piece of amber often carries a story far older than any written record.
How AMBER is used
Used both as a noun for the fossil resin or its color, and as an adjective describing that golden-brown shade, as in amber light.
- The museum displayed a mosquito preserved in amber.
- She wore a necklace of polished amber beads.
- The traffic light turned amber as he approached the intersection.
- Baltic amber has been traded for thousands of years.
- Sunlight gave the old photograph an amber tint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMBER
The 5 tiles of AMBER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with AMBER
17 longer words begin with AMBER.
Words ending in AMBER
9 words end in AMBER. Useful as a back hook: play AMBER onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMBER inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain AMBER somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMBER are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBER
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Common questions about AMBER
- Is AMBER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBER worth?
- AMBER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBER mean?
- A hard, translucent yellowish-brown fossil resin from ancient trees, often used in jewelry, or the golden-orange color resembling it.
- What letters can be added to AMBER?
- AMBER takes 6 hooks: 4 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMBER:
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