AMBUSHED is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AMBUSHED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
a1m3b3u1s1h4e1d2
PlayableAMBUSHED · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept AMBUSHED?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful AMBUSHED is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMBUSHED
No single letter turns AMBUSHED into another word.
How AMBUSHED scores
Scrabble a1m3b3u1s1h4e1d2 16
Words with Friends a1m4b4u2s1h3e1d2 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMBUSHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMBUSHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMBUSHED
- All 8 letters of AMBUSHED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in AMBUSHED
budmash15 subhead13 ambush13 bashed12 bedash12 bushed12 emdash12 mashed12 mushed12 shamed12 bemads11 bemuds11 haused10 abused9 amused9 daubes9 medusa9 hamed11 bahus10 bemad10 bemud10 dumbs10 habus10 haems10 hames10 humas10 musha10 saheb10 shame10 subah10 subha10 ashed9 beams9 bemas9 deash9 embus9 hades9 hauds9 heads9 mabes9
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Common questions about AMBUSHED
- Is AMBUSHED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMBUSHED, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMBUSHED worth?
- AMBUSHED is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AMBUSHED?
- No single letter can be added to AMBUSHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMBUSHED:
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