AME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. AME is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AME?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AME is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 14 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AME scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What stands out about AME
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AME mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
A French word for soul, occasionally borrowed into English texts.
English writers who reach for ame usually do so for a touch of French flavour, since the ordinary translation soul covers the same ground. In French, the same word also names the small wooden post inside a violin that shapes its tone, translated into English as the soundpost or, more poetically, the soul of the instrument.
How AME is used
Rare in English outside older texts, translations, and word-game word lists.
- The old hymn spoke of the ame rising toward heaven.
- He signed the letter with a line about his weary ame.
- The violin maker checked the ame before closing the instrument.
- French poets often personify the ame as a wandering traveller.
- She translated ame simply as soul for the English edition.
- The luthier explained how the ame shapes the tone of the violin.
- A single word, ame, carried the whole verse's meaning.
- The inscription used ame instead of the plainer English soul.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AME and 8 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Where else you’ll see AME
- In French, the same word (usually spelled ame with a circumflex) names the small wooden post fitted inside a violin, called the soundpost or soul of the instrument in English.
- English rarely borrows ame outright, so it appears mostly in older texts, translations, or as a short valid entry in word games.
Anagrams of AME
The 3 tiles of AME in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AME
Showing 24 of 112 words that begin with AME.
Words ending in AME
Showing 24 of 113 words that end in AME. Useful as a back hook: play AME onto a word already on the board.
Words with AME inside
Showing 24 of 1146 words that contain AME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AME
Common questions about AME
- Is AME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AME is not in it.
- How many points is AME worth?
- AME is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AME mean?
- A French word for soul, occasionally borrowed into English texts.
- What letters can be added to AME?
- AME takes 14 hooks: 11 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AME:
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