AMEBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AMEBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMEBAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMEBAN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMEBAN
No single letter turns AMEBAN into another word.
How AMEBAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AMEBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does AMEBAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to or resembling an ameba, the shape-changing single-celled organism.
Biologists use ameban to describe movement, cells or parasites that flow along by pushing out temporary extensions of their body, as an ameba does. It is a rare and technical word, and most writers choose amebic instead. The variant spelling amoeban is equally valid.
How AMEBAN is used
Technical and uncommon; appears in biology texts and word lists.
- The ameban crawl of the white blood cell was filmed under the microscope.
- She described an ameban stage in the life cycle of the parasite.
- The cell showed ameban movement across the slide.
- An ameban form of the organism lives in pond water.
- The student drew an ameban outline with wavy edges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMEBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMEBAN
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Common questions about AMEBAN
- Is AMEBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMEBAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMEBAN worth?
- AMEBAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMEBAN mean?
- Relating to or resembling an ameba, the shape-changing single-celled organism.
- What letters can be added to AMEBAN?
- No single letter can be added to AMEBAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AMEBAN:
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