AMOBARBITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AMOBARBITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMOBARBITAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMOBARBITAL is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMOBARBITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amobarbitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMOBARBITAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMOBARBITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMOBARBITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMOBARBITAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
A barbiturate drug that calms the nerves and induces sleep.
Amobarbital was once common for insomnia and as a sedative before surgery. Newer drugs have mostly replaced it, but it remains a standard textbook example of its class.
How AMOBARBITAL is used
Used in pharmacology; American spelling.
- The doctor prescribed amobarbital for sleep.
- Amobarbital is a white crystalline powder.
- Hospitals now use amobarbital rarely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMOBARBITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMOBARBITAL
1 longer words begin with AMOBARBITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in AMOBARBITAL
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Common questions about AMOBARBITAL
- Is AMOBARBITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMOBARBITAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMOBARBITAL worth?
- AMOBARBITAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMOBARBITAL mean?
- A barbiturate drug that calms the nerves and induces sleep.
- What letters can be added to AMOBARBITAL?
- AMOBARBITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMOBARBITAL:
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