Is AMATEURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMATEURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMATEURS mean?
Amateurs is a form of AMATEUR.
- noun
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
- adjective
engaged in as a pastime
“an amateur painter”
- noun
an athlete who does not play for pay
- adjective
lacking professional skill or expertise
“a very amateurish job”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 10 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AMATEURS
AMATEURS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AMATEURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amateur9
- matures9
- strumae9
- traumas9
- amuser8
- arames8
- armets8
- asarum8
- estrum8
- master8
- maters8
- matres8
- mature8
- meatus8
- muster8
- mutase8
- ramate8
- ramets8
- stream8
- struma8
- tamers8
- trauma8
- amuse7
- arame7
- armet7
- arums7
- atmas7
- maars7
- maras7
- mares7
- marse7
- marts7
- maser7
- mater7
- mates7
- mauts7
- meats7
- muras7
- mures7
- muser7
- muter7
- mutes7
- ramet7
- ramus7
- reams7
- satem7
- serum7
- smart7
- smear7
- steam7
- strum7
- tamer7
- tames7
- teams7
- terms7
- trams7
- trems7
- aurate6
- reatas6
- urates6
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