AMENTIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMENTIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMENTIA?
| 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 AMENTIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMENTIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amentiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMENTIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMENTIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,183.
What stands out about AMENTIA
- AMENTIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMENTIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalobsolete
An obsolete medical term for severe intellectual disability present from birth.
Amentia appears in nineteenth and early twentieth century medical books, where it was set against dementia. Modern medicine avoids the word and uses more respectful terms.
How AMENTIA is used
Amentia is obsolete and survives only in historical texts.
- The old textbook classed amentia apart from later decline.
- Historians note how amentia was once defined in asylums.
- The term amentia has long since dropped out of use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMENTIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMENTIA
The 7 tiles of AMENTIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMENTIA
1 longer words begin with AMENTIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMENTIA
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Common questions about AMENTIA
- Is AMENTIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMENTIA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMENTIA worth?
- AMENTIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMENTIA mean?
- An obsolete medical term for severe intellectual disability present from birth.
- What letters can be added to AMENTIA?
- AMENTIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMENTIA:
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