AMORTISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AMORTISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMORTISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMORTISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMORTISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMORTISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMORTISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMORTISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMORTISE
- All 8 letters of AMORTISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMORTISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To pay off a debt gradually in regular instalments, or to spread the cost of an asset over several years in the accounts.
Amortise is a bookkeeping and lending word, and it works in two directions: a borrower amortises a loan by repaying it in steps, while an accountant amortises a purchase by charging a slice of it to each year. The spelling with s is the usual British form of the verb.
How AMORTISE is used
Used in finance and accounting, mostly about loans, mortgages and long-lived assets.
- The firm will amortise the loan over fifteen years.
- Accountants amortise the cost of a licence across its useful life.
- A mortgage is designed to amortise so that nothing is owed at the end.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMORTISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMORTISE
The 8 tiles of AMORTISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMORTISE
4 longer words begin with AMORTISE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMORTISE
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Common questions about AMORTISE
- Is AMORTISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMORTISE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMORTISE worth?
- AMORTISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMORTISE mean?
- To pay off a debt gradually in regular instalments, or to spread the cost of an asset over several years in the accounts.
- What letters can be added to AMORTISE?
- AMORTISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMORTISE:
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