AMMONITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMMONITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMMONITE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMMONITE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMMONITE
Front hooks — 1
mammoniteBack hooks — 1
ammonitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMMONITE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMMONITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMMONITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMMONITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The coiled fossil shell of an extinct sea mollusc, common in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
An ammonite is distinctive for its tight spiral, often with delicate ridges, and is a favourite find for fossil hunters on coastal cliffs. These creatures were relatives of squid and the nautilus and died out with the dinosaurs.
How AMMONITE is used
Ammonite is used in geology, museums and fossil collecting.
- He found an ammonite the size of a plate on the beach.
- Each ammonite shell records the creature's growth in coils.
- The museum displays a polished ammonite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMMONITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMMONITE
1 longer words begin with AMMONITE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMMONITE
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Common questions about AMMONITE
- Is AMMONITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMMONITE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMMONITE worth?
- AMMONITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMMONITE mean?
- The coiled fossil shell of an extinct sea mollusc, common in rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
- What letters can be added to AMMONITE?
- AMMONITE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMMONITE:
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