AMBROSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMBROSIA 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 AMBROSIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBROSIA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBROSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBROSIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMBROSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBROSIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMBROSIA
- AMBROSIA 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 AMBROSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
In myth, the food of the gods that gave immortality; more loosely, anything that tastes or smells wonderful.
In Greek stories ambrosia was eaten by the gods, as nectar was their drink. Today the word praises a delicious dish, and it is also the name of a creamy fruit dessert in some places.
How AMBROSIA is used
Ambrosia is used in mythology and as a playful or poetic compliment for food.
- The gods feasted on ambrosia on Mount Olympus.
- After a day in the cold, the soup tasted like ambrosia.
- Her grandmother's ambrosia salad was a holiday tradition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBROSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBROSIA
4 longer words begin with AMBROSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBROSIA
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Common questions about AMBROSIA
- Is AMBROSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBROSIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBROSIA worth?
- AMBROSIA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBROSIA mean?
- In myth, the food of the gods that gave immortality; more loosely, anything that tastes or smells wonderful.
- What letters can be added to AMBROSIA?
- AMBROSIA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMBROSIA:
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