AMBERGRIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMBERGRIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBERGRIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBERGRIS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBERGRIS
No single letter turns AMBERGRIS into another word.
How AMBERGRIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMBERGRIS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBERGRIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMBERGRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A waxy grey substance produced in the intestines of sperm whales, found floating at sea and once prized as a base for perfume.
Fresh ambergris smells unpleasant, but it matures over years in the sea into a sweet, musky material. Lumps of it have sold for large sums, though modern perfumers mostly use synthetic substitutes.
How AMBERGRIS is used
Mentioned in perfumery, whaling history and stories of lucky beachcombers.
- A fisherman found a lump of ambergris washed up on the beach.
- Old perfume recipes called for a pinch of ambergris.
- The smell of aged ambergris is sweet and earthy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBERGRIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBERGRIS
1 longer words begin with AMBERGRIS.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBERGRIS
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Common questions about AMBERGRIS
- Is AMBERGRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBERGRIS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBERGRIS worth?
- AMBERGRIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBERGRIS mean?
- A waxy grey substance produced in the intestines of sperm whales, found floating at sea and once prized as a base for perfume.
- What letters can be added to AMBERGRIS?
- No single letter can be added to AMBERGRIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMBERGRIS:
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