AMIA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AMIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMIA?
| 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 AMIA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMIA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMIA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AMIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does AMIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A common name for the bowfin, a primitive freshwater fish native to eastern North America.
Amia is the scientific genus name of the bowfin, a hardy, air-breathing fish often called mudfish or dogfish in different regions, and the same word has passed into English as an informal common name for the fish itself. It is the only living member of its family, which makes it a favourite example in books about ancient fish lineages.
How AMIA is used
Technical or zoological; more common in scientific writing than in everyday speech.
- The biologist netted an amia from the shallow, weedy river.
- An amia can gulp air at the surface when the water runs low on oxygen.
- The museum display explains why the amia is called a living fossil.
- Fishermen sometimes call the amia a mudfish instead.
- The tank held a single amia alongside smaller native fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMIA
14 longer words begin with AMIA.
Words ending in AMIA
8 words end in AMIA. Useful as a back hook: play AMIA onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMIA inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain AMIA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMIA
Common questions about AMIA
- Is AMIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMIA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMIA worth?
- AMIA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMIA mean?
- A common name for the bowfin, a primitive freshwater fish native to eastern North America.
- What letters can be added to AMIA?
- AMIA takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AMIA:
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