AMIN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AMIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMIN?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMIN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMIN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in AMIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What stands out about AMIN
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 AMIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryrare
A variant spelling of amine, a chemical compound derived from ammonia by replacing one or more of its hydrogen atoms with an organic group.
Amin names the same class of nitrogen-containing compounds as amine, differing only in spelling, and turns up mainly in older or non-standard chemical texts. Compounds of this kind occur throughout biology, from amino acids to many drugs, though modern chemistry writing almost always prefers the fuller spelling amine.
How AMIN is used
Rare and mostly superseded by amine in modern chemical writing.
- The old textbook lists amin among the nitrogen compounds.
- He wrote amin where current usage would put amine.
- The compound is classified as a simple amin derivative.
- Students today rarely see the spelling amin in class.
- The paper used amin consistently throughout its older edition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMIN
The 4 tiles of AMIN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with AMIN
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with AMIN.
Words ending in AMIN
21 words end in AMIN. Useful as a back hook: play AMIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMIN inside
Showing 24 of 564 words that contain AMIN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMIN
Common questions about AMIN
- Is AMIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMIN, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMIN worth?
- AMIN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMIN mean?
- A variant spelling of amine, a chemical compound derived from ammonia by replacing one or more of its hydrogen atoms with an organic group.
- What letters can be added to AMIN?
- AMIN takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of AMIN:
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