AMOUR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. AMOUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMOUR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMOUR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMOUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amoursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMOUR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AMOUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does AMOUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A love affair, especially one that is secret, passionate, or considered scandalous.
An amour usually refers to a romantic relationship carried on outside marriage or otherwise hidden from public view, rather than an openly acknowledged courtship. The word came into English from French and still carries a slightly theatrical, old-fashioned flavor, so writers often reach for amour when a plain phrase like love affair would sound too ordinary. Gossip columns and historical novels use the word freely to describe the entanglements of kings, courtiers, and celebrities. The plural amours can label a whole string of such relationships rather than a single one.
How AMOUR is used
Chiefly literary and slightly old-fashioned; the plain phrase love affair is more common in everyday speech.
- Rumors of the duke's latest amour spread through the court within days.
- The biography devotes an entire chapter to the poet's many amours.
- She kept the amour secret from her husband for almost a year.
- Newspapers of the period loved to hint at a minister's private amour.
- His amour with the actress ended as suddenly as it had begun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMOUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMOUR
3 longer words begin with AMOUR.
Words ending in AMOUR
8 words end in AMOUR. Useful as a back hook: play AMOUR onto a word already on the board.
Words with AMOUR inside
Showing 24 of 44 words that contain AMOUR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AMOUR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AMOUR
Common questions about AMOUR
- Is AMOUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMOUR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMOUR worth?
- AMOUR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMOUR mean?
- A love affair, especially one that is secret, passionate, or considered scandalous.
- What letters can be added to AMOUR?
- AMOUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AMOUR:
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