AMEND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AMEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMEND?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMEND is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMEND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMEND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about AMEND
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 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 AMEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To change or modify something, especially a law, document, or piece of writing, usually in order to improve or correct it.
Amend is the standard verb for making an official change to something already written down, such as a law, a contract, or a constitution, and legislatures amend bills by adding, removing, or rewording specific clauses rather than starting over. The same word covers smaller, personal corrections too, as when a writer amends a sentence after noticing an error. Amend is often confused with emend, a rarer word used specifically for correcting a text, but in everyday English amend covers both general change and correction. The phrase making amends comes from the same root but has drifted toward the separate sense of making up for a wrong.
How AMEND is used
Common in formal and legal writing for changing documents, and in general use for correcting or improving something.
- Congress voted to amend the bill before the final reading.
- She amended her earlier statement after checking the records.
- The committee will amend the bylaws at next month's meeting.
- He amended the contract to include a new delivery date.
- The author amended the manuscript after the editor's notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMEND
The 5 tiles of AMEND in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with AMEND
11 longer words begin with AMEND.
Words ending in AMEND
1 words end in AMEND. Useful as a back hook: play AMEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMEND inside
7 words contain AMEND in the middle. Words that start with AMEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMEND
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Common questions about AMEND
- Is AMEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMEND, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMEND worth?
- AMEND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMEND mean?
- To change or modify something, especially a law, document, or piece of writing, usually in order to improve or correct it.
- What letters can be added to AMEND?
- AMEND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMEND:
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