AMIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AMIE 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 AMIE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMIE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMIE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AMIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What does AMIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
A female friend, especially a close or intimate one.
Amie is the feminine form of the French word ami, borrowed into English to describe a woman friend in a way that feels slightly more literary or old-fashioned than the plain word friend. Writers reach for amie when they want a touch of French flavour or a gentler, more affectionate tone.
How AMIE is used
Literary and somewhat dated; friend is the ordinary modern choice.
- He introduced her simply as his amie from Paris.
- The letter was signed to my dearest amie.
- She called her closest amie every evening before bed.
- The novel refers to her faithful companion as an amie throughout.
- An amie like that is rare and worth keeping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMIE
1 longer words begin with AMIE.
Words ending in AMIE
4 words end in AMIE. Useful as a back hook: play AMIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMIE inside
Showing 24 of 91 words that contain AMIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMIE
Common questions about AMIE
- Is AMIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMIE worth?
- AMIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMIE mean?
- A female friend, especially a close or intimate one.
- What letters can be added to AMIE?
- AMIE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AMIE:
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