AMBOINA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. AMBOINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBOINA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBOINA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBOINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amboinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBOINA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMBOINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about AMBOINA
- AMBOINA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMBOINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A reddish-brown curly-grained wood from the Moluccas.
Amboina wood is prized by cabinet makers for the swirling figure of its grain. The word is also an older spelling of the name of an Indonesian island, though the wood is the sense most useful in word games.
How AMBOINA is used
Amboina is a specialist word in furniture and timber trade writing.
- The table top was veneered with amboina.
- Amboina has a warm colour and a curly grain.
- The carver chose amboina for the small jewellery box.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBOINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMBOINA
The 7 tiles of AMBOINA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMBOINA
1 longer words begin with AMBOINA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBOINA
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Common questions about AMBOINA
- Is AMBOINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBOINA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBOINA worth?
- AMBOINA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBOINA mean?
- A reddish-brown curly-grained wood from the Moluccas.
- What letters can be added to AMBOINA?
- AMBOINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMBOINA:
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