AMPHICTYON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. AMPHICTYON is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AMPHICTYON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHICTYON is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHICTYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPHICTYON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AMPHICTYON, 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 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHICTYON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMPHICTYON
- All 10 letters of AMPHICTYON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with AMPHICTYON
4 longer words begin with AMPHICTYON.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHICTYON
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Common questions about AMPHICTYON
- Is AMPHICTYON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AMPHICTYON is not in it.
- How many points is AMPHICTYON worth?
- AMPHICTYON is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AMPHICTYON?
- AMPHICTYON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AMPHICTYON:
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