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
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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