AMBROID is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMBROID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBROID?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBROID is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBROID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ambroidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBROID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMBROID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does AMBROID mean in Scrabble?
noun
trademark
A synthetic amber made by pressing small pieces of real amber together.
Ambroid was made from scraps of natural amber heated and compressed into larger blocks, which were cut into beads and pipe stems. It looks like the genuine resin, though dealers can tell it apart under magnification.
How AMBROID is used
Ambroid is a trade and jewellery term for reconstructed amber.
- The necklace was made of ambroid rather than solid amber.
- Ambroid beads are cheaper than natural ones.
- A jeweller identified the pipe stem as ambroid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBROID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBROID
1 longer words begin with AMBROID.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBROID
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Common questions about AMBROID
- Is AMBROID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBROID, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBROID worth?
- AMBROID is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBROID mean?
- A synthetic amber made by pressing small pieces of real amber together.
- What letters can be added to AMBROID?
- AMBROID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMBROID:
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