AMMOCETE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMMOCETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMMOCETE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMMOCETE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMMOCETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ammocetesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMMOCETE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMMOCETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMMOCETE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMMOCETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The larval stage of a lamprey, living buried in river mud.
An ammocete is blind, toothless and filters food from the water, looking very unlike the adult eel-like fish. It may stay in this form for several years before changing.
How AMMOCETE is used
Used in zoology and freshwater biology.
- The ammocete lives in silt on the riverbed.
- Each ammocete feeds on tiny particles.
- Biologists counted ammocete burrows along the bank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMMOCETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMMOCETE
1 longer words begin with AMMOCETE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMMOCETE
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Common questions about AMMOCETE
- Is AMMOCETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMMOCETE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMMOCETE worth?
- AMMOCETE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMMOCETE mean?
- The larval stage of a lamprey, living buried in river mud.
- What letters can be added to AMMOCETE?
- AMMOCETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMMOCETE:
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