Is AMBUSHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMBUSHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMBUSHED mean?
Ambushed is a form of AMBUSH.
- noun
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- verb
wait in hiding to attack
- verb
hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 AMBUSHED
AMBUSHED 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 AMBUSHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subhead13
- ambush13
- bashed12
- bushed12
- emdash12
- mashed12
- mushed12
- shamed12
- dumbs10
- habus10
- haems10
- hames10
- shame10
- subah10
- abused9
- amused9
- daubes9
- medusa9
- ashed9
- beams9
- bemas9
- deash9
- hades9
- heads9
- mabes9
- sadhe9
- sadhu9
- sebum9
- shade9
- ahem9
- bash9
- bush9
- dumb9
- habu9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- hems9
- hubs9
- hums9
- mash9
- mesh9
- mush9
- sham9
- based8
- bauds8
- beads8
- bused8
- dames8
- daube8
- daubs8
- dumas8
- mauds8
- meads8
- mused8
- sabed8
- sedum8
- ahed8
- bams8
- beam8
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