Is AMELIORATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMELIORATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMELIORATORY mean?
- adjective
tending to ameliorate
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + R (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 AMELIORATORY
AMELIORATORY 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 AMELIORATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amorality14
- ameliorator13
- molarity13
- morality13
- moratory13
- meliorator12
- amatory12
- atemoya12
- mayoral12
- meatily12
- merrily12
- mortary12
- roomily12
- moratoria11
- aleatory11
- literary11
- armory11
- martyr11
- moiety11
- mooley11
- motley11
- myrtle11
- tamely11
- termly11
- timely11
- trimly11
- amitrole10
- armorial10
- material10
- rolamite10
- irately10
- orality10
- oratory10
- reality10
- retiary10
- tearily10
- amity10
- atomy10
- etyma10
- limey10
- loamy10
- malty10
- marly10
- marry10
- matey10
- mayor10
- mealy10
- meaty10
- melty10
- merry10
- milty10
- moory10
- moray10
- motey10
- mylar10
- roomy10
- tryma10
- airtram9
- amirate9
- armoire9
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