AMBIGUOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMBIGUOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBIGUOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBIGUOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBIGUOUS
No single letter turns AMBIGUOUS into another word.
How AMBIGUOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMBIGUOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBIGUOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMBIGUOUS
- AMBIGUOUS 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
Words starting with AMBIGUOUS
3 longer words begin with AMBIGUOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBIGUOUS
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Common questions about AMBIGUOUS
- Is AMBIGUOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBIGUOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBIGUOUS worth?
- AMBIGUOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AMBIGUOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AMBIGUOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMBIGUOUS:
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