Is AMBIVALENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMBIVALENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMBIVALENCES mean?
Ambivalences is a form of AMBIVALENCE.
- noun
mixed feelings or emotions
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + B (3) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 AMBIVALENCES
AMBIVALENCES 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 AMBIVALENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ambivalence20
- bivalences17
- imbalances16
- lambencies16
- misbalance16
- bivalence16
- ambiances15
- ambiences15
- imbalance15
- semblance15
- valencias14
- valencies14
- valiances14
- alembics14
- ambiance14
- ambience14
- amicable14
- balsamic14
- cabalism14
- caveman14
- cavemen14
- analcimes13
- calamines13
- mescaline13
- enclaves13
- enviable13
- saveable13
- valances13
- valences13
- valencia13
- valiance13
- velamina13
- alembic13
- ambsace13
- becalms13
- cambial13
- cembali13
- amenable12
- amnesiac12
- analcime12
- bailsman12
- bailsmen12
- balances12
- bimensal12
- calamine12
- camelias12
- manacles12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- mineable12
- nameable12
- cleaves12
- enclave12
- evinces12
- savable12
- valance12
- valence12
- velamen12
- vesicae12
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