AMMON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. AMMON is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AMMON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMMON is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMMON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMMON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does AMMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large wild sheep of the mountains of Central Asia, more usually known by its other name, argali.
Ammon is the specific name used in the scientific label Ovis ammon, and naturalists carried the word over into English as a second, less common name for the same animal. It is the largest of the wild sheep, distinguished by the massive curling horns of the rams. The species ranges across high plateaus from the Himalayas into Mongolia and southern Siberia.
How AMMON is used
Technical zoological term, met more often as part of the scientific name Ovis ammon than as a standalone word.
- The ammon grazes on the high plateaus of Central Asia.
- Rams of the ammon carry horns that can weigh many kilograms.
- Naturalists list the ammon among the largest wild sheep on earth.
- Hunters once prized the ammon for its impressive curling horns.
- A small herd of ammon crossed the ridge at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMMON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMMON
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with AMMON.
Words ending in AMMON
4 words end in AMMON. Useful as a back hook: play AMMON onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMMON inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain AMMON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMMON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMMON
Common questions about AMMON
- Is AMMON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AMMON is not in it.
- How many points is AMMON worth?
- AMMON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMMON mean?
- A large wild sheep of the mountains of Central Asia, more usually known by its other name, argali.
- What letters can be added to AMMON?
- AMMON takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMMON:
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