AMPHIBIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. AMPHIBIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHIBIOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHIBIOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHIBIOUS
No single letter turns AMPHIBIOUS into another word.
How AMPHIBIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AMPHIBIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIBIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMPHIBIOUS
- AMPHIBIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMPHIBIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to live or operate both on land and in water.
Frogs are the classic amphibious animals, but the word is also applied to vehicles and military landings that move from sea to shore. It can even describe a mixed, two-natured character.
How AMPHIBIOUS is used
Describes animals, vehicles and operations that work on both land and water.
- The amphibious vehicle drove straight into the lake.
- Marines carried out an amphibious assault on the beach.
- Beavers lead a partly amphibious life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIBIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHIBIOUS
3 longer words begin with AMPHIBIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIBIOUS
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Common questions about AMPHIBIOUS
- Is AMPHIBIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIBIOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIBIOUS worth?
- AMPHIBIOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIBIOUS mean?
- Able to live or operate both on land and in water.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIBIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AMPHIBIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AMPHIBIOUS:
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