AMENABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMENABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMENABLE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMENABLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMENABLE
No single letter turns AMENABLE into another word.
How AMENABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMENABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMENABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMENABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Open and willing to accept a suggestion, or likely to respond well to a certain treatment or authority.
Someone who is amenable is easy to deal with and ready to listen. The word is often followed by "to", as in amenable to reason, and it can also mean answerable to a rule or law.
How AMENABLE is used
Amenable usually takes a following "to" and is common in business, law and everyday talk.
- The manager was amenable to a shorter deadline.
- The infection is amenable to simple treatment.
- She found the committee amenable to change.
- Few children are amenable to being told what to do.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMENABLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMENABLE
The 8 tiles of AMENABLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMENABLE
2 longer words begin with AMENABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMENABLE
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Common questions about AMENABLE
- Is AMENABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMENABLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMENABLE worth?
- AMENABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMENABLE mean?
- Open and willing to accept a suggestion, or likely to respond well to a certain treatment or authority.
- What letters can be added to AMENABLE?
- No single letter can be added to AMENABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMENABLE:
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