AMMONIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AMMONIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMMONIAC?
| 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 AMMONIAC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMMONIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ammoniacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMMONIAC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMMONIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMMONIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMMONIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A strong-smelling gum resin from an Asian plant, once used in medicine and incense.
Gum ammoniac was traded since antiquity and used in plasters and perfumes. The same word, as an adjective, means relating to ammonia, though ammoniacal is more usual today.
How AMMONIAC is used
Mostly found in historical, pharmacological and chemical texts.
- The apothecary weighed out a lump of ammoniac.
- Gum ammoniac comes from a tall umbelliferous plant.
- A trace of ammoniac scented the old plaster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMMONIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMMONIAC
4 longer words begin with AMMONIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in AMMONIAC
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Common questions about AMMONIAC
- Is AMMONIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMMONIAC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMMONIAC worth?
- AMMONIAC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMMONIAC mean?
- A strong-smelling gum resin from an Asian plant, once used in medicine and incense.
- What letters can be added to AMMONIAC?
- AMMONIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMMONIAC:
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