Is AMIDSHIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMIDSHIPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMIDSHIPS mean?
- adverb
at or near or toward the center of a ship
“in the late 19th century, engines were placed in front, amidships, and at the rear”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 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 AMIDSHIPS
AMIDSHIPS 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 AMIDSHIPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amidship16
- midships16
- phasmids16
- dampish15
- midship15
- phasmid15
- mishaps14
- maidish13
- impish13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- sashimi12
- aphids12
- hispid12
- pashm12
- aspish11
- phasis11
- spahis11
- aphid11
- missaid10
- dashis10
- passim10
- aphis10
- apish10
- damps10
- hasps10
- shams10
- shims10
- ships10
- smash10
- spahi10
- dipsas9
- sadism9
- dashi9
- impis9
- pimas9
- samps9
- shads9
- simps9
- spams9
- spasm9
- damp9
- hams9
- haps9
- hasp9
- hims9
- hips9
- mash9
- pash9
- phis9
- pish9
- sham9
- shim9
- ship9
- amids8
- imids8
- maids8
- midis8
- padis8
- sapid8
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