AMPHIBOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. AMPHIBOLE 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 AMPHIBOLE?
| 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 AMPHIBOLE 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 AMPHIBOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
amphibolesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPHIBOLE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AMPHIBOLE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHIBOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMPHIBOLE
- All 9 letters of AMPHIBOLE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AMPHIBOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Any of a large group of dark, rock-forming silicate minerals that often grow as fibres or long crystals.
Hornblende is the commonest amphibole, and the group is important in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Some fibrous kinds are better known as asbestos, which is why the name appears in health warnings too.
How AMPHIBOLE is used
Used in geology and mineralogy.
- The granite contained flecks of black amphibole.
- Hornblende is the most familiar amphibole in rocks.
- Under the microscope the amphibole showed two clear cleavage directions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHIBOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHIBOLE
1 longer words begin with AMPHIBOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHIBOLE
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Common questions about AMPHIBOLE
- Is AMPHIBOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHIBOLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHIBOLE worth?
- AMPHIBOLE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHIBOLE mean?
- Any of a large group of dark, rock-forming silicate minerals that often grow as fibres or long crystals.
- What letters can be added to AMPHIBOLE?
- AMPHIBOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AMPHIBOLE:
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