AMOEBEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AMOEBEAN 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 AMOEBEAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMOEBEAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMOEBEAN
No single letter turns AMOEBEAN into another word.
How AMOEBEAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMOEBEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMOEBEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMOEBEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Of verse, taking the form of alternate replies between speakers, as in a singing contest.
Amoebean poetry sets two voices against each other, each one answering and topping the last. It is a feature of classical pastoral writing, such as the shepherds' contests of Virgil.
How AMOEBEAN is used
Amoebean is a literary term used in discussions of classical poetry.
- The eclogue is written in amoebean verse.
- Two shepherds trade amoebean couplets under the tree.
- The scholar traced the amoebean pattern in the poem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMOEBEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMOEBEAN
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Common questions about AMOEBEAN
- Is AMOEBEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMOEBEAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMOEBEAN worth?
- AMOEBEAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMOEBEAN mean?
- Of verse, taking the form of alternate replies between speakers, as in a singing contest.
- What letters can be added to AMOEBEAN?
- No single letter can be added to AMOEBEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMOEBEAN:
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