AMPHORAL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AMPHORAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPHORAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPHORAL is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPHORAL
No single letter turns AMPHORAL into another word.
How AMPHORAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AMPHORAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMPHORAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AMPHORAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to or shaped like an amphora, the ancient two-handled storage jar.
Amphoral appears mostly in archaeology and descriptions of pottery or vessel shapes. A potter might call a bottle amphoral if it has a tapering base and paired handles. The word is rare outside such contexts.
How AMPHORAL is used
Used in archaeology and descriptions of pottery.
- The vase had an amphoral outline with two high handles.
- Divers found an amphoral shape beneath the silt.
- The museum labelled the vessel as amphoral in form.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPHORAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPHORAL
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Common questions about AMPHORAL
- Is AMPHORAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPHORAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPHORAL worth?
- AMPHORAL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPHORAL mean?
- Relating to or shaped like an amphora, the ancient two-handled storage jar.
- What letters can be added to AMPHORAL?
- No single letter can be added to AMPHORAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AMPHORAL:
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