AMOUNT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AMOUNT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMOUNT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMOUNT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMOUNT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amountsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMOUNT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AMOUNT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about AMOUNT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMOUNT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A quantity of something, especially when measured or considered as a whole.
Amount refers to how much of something there is, whether that something can be counted in exact units or only judged as a general quantity, such as an amount of money, time or effort. The related verb use, amount to, means to add up to or to be equivalent to a certain total or significance. The word appears constantly in everyday speech, from shopping and cooking to finance and science.
How AMOUNT is used
Extremely common in everyday and technical language whenever quantity or total is being discussed.
- The recipe calls for a small amount of salt.
- They spent a huge amount of time preparing for the exam.
- Her savings amount to several thousand dollars.
- The company reported a record amount of revenue this year.
- Only a limited amount of space remained in the truck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMOUNT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMOUNT
The 6 tiles of AMOUNT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AMOUNT
3 longer words begin with AMOUNT.
Shorter words from the letters in AMOUNT
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Common questions about AMOUNT
- Is AMOUNT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMOUNT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMOUNT worth?
- AMOUNT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMOUNT mean?
- A quantity of something, especially when measured or considered as a whole.
- What letters can be added to AMOUNT?
- AMOUNT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AMOUNT:
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