AMPERE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AMPERE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPERE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPERE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPERE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amperesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPERE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AMPERE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does AMPERE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The standard unit for measuring the strength of an electric current.
One ampere corresponds to a steady flow of charge past a point each second, and it is one of the seven base units of the metric system. The unit is named for the French physicist Andre-Marie Ampere, who helped found the study of electromagnetism in the 1820s. In everyday life you meet the ampere on fuses, chargers and appliance labels, where it is usually shortened to amp.
How AMPERE is used
Written A as a symbol; in speech and casual writing it is nearly always shortened to amp.
- The fuse is rated at thirteen ampere and will blow above that.
- A single ampere flowing through the thin wire made it glow.
- How many ampere can this extension lead carry safely?
- The charger delivers two ampere to the battery.
- Every electrician learns to measure the ampere with a clamp meter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPERE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AMPERE
The 6 tiles of AMPERE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AMPERE
1 longer words begin with AMPERE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPERE
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Common questions about AMPERE
- Is AMPERE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPERE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPERE worth?
- AMPERE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPERE mean?
- The standard unit for measuring the strength of an electric current.
- What letters can be added to AMPERE?
- AMPERE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AMPERE:
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