AMETHYSTINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. AMETHYSTINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMETHYSTINE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMETHYSTINE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMETHYSTINE
No single letter turns AMETHYSTINE into another word.
How AMETHYSTINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMETHYSTINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMETHYSTINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMETHYSTINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Made of, containing or coloured like amethyst, a bluish violet.
Writers reach for amethystine to paint dusk skies, seas and flowers in a rich purple. It can also describe a rock that really holds amethyst crystals.
How AMETHYSTINE is used
Mostly literary or descriptive, often about colour.
- The amethystine glow of evening settled over the hills.
- She wore an amethystine silk scarf.
- The geode opened to reveal an amethystine hollow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMETHYSTINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMETHYSTINE
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Common questions about AMETHYSTINE
- Is AMETHYSTINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMETHYSTINE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMETHYSTINE worth?
- AMETHYSTINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMETHYSTINE mean?
- Made of, containing or coloured like amethyst, a bluish violet.
- What letters can be added to AMETHYSTINE?
- No single letter can be added to AMETHYSTINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMETHYSTINE:
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