AMOEBOID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. AMOEBOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMOEBOID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMOEBOID is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMOEBOID
No single letter turns AMOEBOID into another word.
How AMOEBOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMOEBOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMOEBOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMOEBOID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped or moving like an amoeba, with a body that constantly changes outline.
Biologists call cells amoeboid when they crawl by pushing out and pulling in parts of themselves. Some white blood cells move this way as they chase germs. The word is also used loosely for any shape without a fixed outline.
How AMOEBOID is used
Used in biology for creeping cell movement and figuratively for shapeless forms.
- The white blood cell showed amoeboid movement under the microscope.
- An amoeboid blob of paint spread across the canvas.
- Their amoeboid shapes made the cells hard to count.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMOEBOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMOEBOID
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Common questions about AMOEBOID
- Is AMOEBOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMOEBOID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMOEBOID worth?
- AMOEBOID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMOEBOID mean?
- Shaped or moving like an amoeba, with a body that constantly changes outline.
- What letters can be added to AMOEBOID?
- No single letter can be added to AMOEBOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMOEBOID:
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