AMPHIBIA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AMPHIBIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIBIA?
| 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 AMPHIBIA is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIBIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amphibianChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AMPHIBIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMPHIBIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIBIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMPHIBIA
- AMPHIBIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMPHIBIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water, including frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
Amphibia is the scientific class name, so it is capitalised in formal taxonomy. The common word amphibians names the animals themselves.
How AMPHIBIA is used
Used in biology textbooks and classification charts.
- Frogs and newts both belong to the Amphibia.
- The textbook has a chapter on Amphibia.
- Early Amphibia were among the first vertebrates on land.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIBIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHIBIA
2 longer words begin with AMPHIBIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIBIA
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Common questions about AMPHIBIA
- Is AMPHIBIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIBIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIBIA worth?
- AMPHIBIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIBIA mean?
- The class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water, including frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIBIA?
- AMPHIBIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMPHIBIA:
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