AMPHISBAENA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. AMPHISBAENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHISBAENA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHISBAENA is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHISBAENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AMPHISBAENA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in AMPHISBAENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHISBAENA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMPHISBAENA
- AMPHISBAENA 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 AMPHISBAENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A legendary serpent with a head at each end of its body, or a real burrowing lizard that looks that way.
The amphisbaena comes from classical legend, where it could move in either direction. The living worm-lizards that took the name have blunt tails resembling their heads, which explains the old comparison.
How AMPHISBAENA is used
Amphisbaena is used in mythology, medieval bestiaries and in zoology for burrowing reptiles.
- The medieval bestiary showed an amphisbaena with a head at each end.
- An amphisbaena burrows through loose soil.
- Ancient writers believed the amphisbaena could survive being cut in two.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHISBAENA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPHISBAENA
2 longer words begin with AMPHISBAENA.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHISBAENA
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Common questions about AMPHISBAENA
- Is AMPHISBAENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHISBAENA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHISBAENA worth?
- AMPHISBAENA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHISBAENA mean?
- A legendary serpent with a head at each end of its body, or a real burrowing lizard that looks that way.
- What letters can be added to AMPHISBAENA?
- AMPHISBAENA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of AMPHISBAENA:
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