AMPHIBIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. AMPHIBIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIBIAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHIBIAN is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIBIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amphibiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPHIBIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMPHIBIAN, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIBIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMPHIBIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A cold-blooded animal such as a frog, toad or newt that begins life in water and usually lives on land as an adult.
Every amphibian has a skin that must stay moist and most lay soft eggs in water. The group also includes salamanders and caecilians, and its members are often the first to show that a habitat is polluted.
How AMPHIBIAN is used
Used in biology and general nature writing for frogs, newts and their relatives.
- The frog is the amphibian most people know best.
- Each spring the pond fills with the song of every amphibian in the valley.
- Scientists worry that the amphibian population is declining worldwide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIBIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHIBIAN
1 longer words begin with AMPHIBIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIBIAN
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Common questions about AMPHIBIAN
- Is AMPHIBIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIBIAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIBIAN worth?
- AMPHIBIAN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIBIAN mean?
- A cold-blooded animal such as a frog, toad or newt that begins life in water and usually lives on land as an adult.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIBIAN?
- AMPHIBIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMPHIBIAN:
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