AMPLIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. AMPLIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AMPLIFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMPLIFY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMPLIFY
No single letter turns AMPLIFY into another word.
How AMPLIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AMPLIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does AMPLIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something larger, louder or stronger.
Engineers amplify a signal or sound to raise its strength, and speakers amplify a point by adding detail. In biology the word covers copying a gene many times.
How AMPLIFY is used
Amplify is common in technical, scientific and everyday contexts.
- A small speaker can amplify the guitar.
- Social media can amplify rumours quickly.
- Lab teams amplify a gene sample before testing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AMPLIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AMPLIFY
1 longer words begin with AMPLIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in AMPLIFY
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Common questions about AMPLIFY
- Is AMPLIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AMPLIFY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AMPLIFY worth?
- AMPLIFY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AMPLIFY mean?
- To make something larger, louder or stronger.
- What letters can be added to AMPLIFY?
- No single letter can be added to AMPLIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AMPLIFY:
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