AMICE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMICE 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 AMICE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMICE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amicesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMICE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does AMICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rectangular piece of white linen cloth worn by a priest or other minister around the neck and shoulders as part of certain vestments.
An amice is put on before the alb at the start of Mass in some Christian traditions, tied in place with long strings that cross over the chest and back. Historically the amice may have also covered the head briefly during the vesting prayers, though this practice has largely faded from common use. The garment survives today mainly in more traditional or formal liturgical settings.
How AMICE is used
A specialized term used in describing Christian liturgical vestments, chiefly in Catholic and some Anglican practice.
- The priest tied the amice around his neck before Mass.
- An amice covers the shoulders beneath the outer vestments.
- The sacristan folded the amice carefully after the service.
- Older vestment sets often include a starched amice.
- He adjusted the amice so it would not show above the collar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMICE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMICE
1 longer words begin with AMICE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMICE
Common questions about AMICE
- Is AMICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMICE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMICE worth?
- AMICE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMICE mean?
- A rectangular piece of white linen cloth worn by a priest or other minister around the neck and shoulders as part of certain vestments.
- What letters can be added to AMICE?
- AMICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMICE:
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