AMNIOTE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AMNIOTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMNIOTE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMNIOTE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMNIOTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amniotesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMNIOTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMNIOTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,591.
What does AMNIOTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A vertebrate animal whose embryo develops inside a protective membrane called the amnion, such as a reptile, bird or mammal.
Amniotes were the first backboned animals able to reproduce away from water, since the egg or womb keeps the embryo moist. Frogs and fish are not amniotes.
How AMNIOTE is used
Amniote is a zoological term for reptiles, birds and mammals taken together.
- Every bird is an amniote.
- The first amniote evolved over three hundred million years ago.
- Biologists divide the amniote family tree into major branches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMNIOTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMNIOTE
1 longer words begin with AMNIOTE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMNIOTE
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Common questions about AMNIOTE
- Is AMNIOTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMNIOTE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMNIOTE worth?
- AMNIOTE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMNIOTE mean?
- A vertebrate animal whose embryo develops inside a protective membrane called the amnion, such as a reptile, bird or mammal.
- What letters can be added to AMNIOTE?
- AMNIOTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMNIOTE:
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