AMICUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AMICUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMICUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMICUS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMICUS
No single letter turns AMICUS into another word.
How AMICUS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AMICUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about AMICUS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 AMICUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who is not a party to a lawsuit but is allowed to advise the court on the case.
The word is Latin for friend and is most often met in the phrase amicus curiae, a friend of the court. Organisations such as universities or advocacy groups file an amicus brief to put arguments or facts before the judges that the main parties might leave out. The adviser has no stake in who wins, at least in theory.
How AMICUS is used
Standard in law and in news reports about appeals courts.
- The court invited an amicus to explain the technical issue.
- A civil rights group appeared as amicus in the appeal.
- The amicus argued that the law was too vague.
- Several states sent an amicus to support the petition.
- The judges thanked the amicus for a careful brief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMICUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMICUS
The 6 tiles of AMICUS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in AMICUS
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Common questions about AMICUS
- Is AMICUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMICUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMICUS worth?
- AMICUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMICUS mean?
- A person who is not a party to a lawsuit but is allowed to advise the court on the case.
- What letters can be added to AMICUS?
- No single letter can be added to AMICUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AMICUS:
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