AMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMEN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMEN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMEN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about AMEN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 AMEN mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A word spoken at the end of a prayer or religious statement to mean so be it, expressing agreement or affirmation.
Amen closes prayers, hymns and blessings across many religious traditions, signalling that the speaker fully agrees with what has just been said. Outside of worship, people also say amen more loosely to show strong approval of a statement, as if sealing it with their own agreement.
How AMEN is used
Common in religious contexts; also used informally to express enthusiastic agreement.
- The congregation said amen together at the end of the prayer.
- He finished his speech with a quiet amen.
- When she said the meeting was too long, everyone answered amen.
- The choir sang a long, drawn-out amen to close the hymn.
- Amen, he whispered, as the priest blessed the bread.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMEN
The 4 tiles of AMEN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with AMEN
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with AMEN.
Words ending in AMEN
22 words end in AMEN. Useful as a back hook: play AMEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMEN inside
Showing 24 of 231 words that contain AMEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMEN
Common questions about AMEN
- Is AMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMEN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMEN worth?
- AMEN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMEN mean?
- A word spoken at the end of a prayer or religious statement to mean so be it, expressing agreement or affirmation.
- What letters can be added to AMEN?
- AMEN takes 7 hooks: 3 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AMEN:
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