AMBEROID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AMBEROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBEROID?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBEROID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBEROID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amberoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBEROID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMBEROID, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBEROID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMBEROID
- All 8 letters of AMBEROID are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMBEROID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A man-made material produced by pressing small pieces of amber together under heat.
Amberoid lets jewellers use scraps of real amber that would otherwise be too small. Its look is close to natural amber, so sellers must say clearly that it is reconstructed. The spelling ambroid is also used.
How AMBEROID is used
Used in the trade in jewellery and beads to name pressed or reconstructed amber.
- The necklace was made of amberoid, not a single piece of natural amber.
- Under a lens the amberoid showed tiny lines where the pieces had fused.
- Pressed amberoid costs far less than a large raw stone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBEROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBEROID
1 longer words begin with AMBEROID.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBEROID
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Common questions about AMBEROID
- Is AMBEROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBEROID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBEROID worth?
- AMBEROID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBEROID mean?
- A man-made material produced by pressing small pieces of amber together under heat.
- What letters can be added to AMBEROID?
- AMBEROID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMBEROID:
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