AMBULANT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMBULANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMBULANT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMBULANT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBULANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ambulantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMBULANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMBULANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBULANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMBULANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Able to walk about; moving from place to place, especially of a patient who is not confined to bed.
In hospitals, an ambulant patient can get around without being carried or wheeled. Outside medicine the word is rare and sounds rather formal.
How AMBULANT is used
Ambulant is mostly used in medical and nursing contexts.
- Most of the ward's patients were ambulant by the second day.
- The clinic treats ambulant patients on weekdays.
- An ambulant trader sold wares from town to town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMBULANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMBULANT
1 longer words begin with AMBULANT.
Shorter words from the letters in AMBULANT
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Common questions about AMBULANT
- Is AMBULANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBULANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBULANT worth?
- AMBULANT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMBULANT mean?
- Able to walk about; moving from place to place, especially of a patient who is not confined to bed.
- What letters can be added to AMBULANT?
- AMBULANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMBULANT:
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