Is AMPHIOXUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMPHIOXUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMPHIOXUSES mean?
Amphioxuses is a form of AMPHIOXUS.
- noun
small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
25
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + O (1) + X (8) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 25 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 AMPHIOXUSES
AMPHIOXUSES 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 AMPHIOXUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amphioxus23
- apomixes19
- mixups17
- mpoxes17
- hoaxes16
- mixup16
- emphasis15
- misshape15
- phimoses15
- auspex15
- axioms15
- moxies15
- oximes15
- sexism15
- sixmos15
- mpox15
- auxesis14
- humpies14
- mishaps14
- smashup14
- sophism14
- axiom14
- exams14
- expos14
- maxes14
- maxis14
- mixes14
- moxas14
- moxie14
- muxes14
- oxime14
- oxims14
- paxes14
- pixes14
- poxes14
- sixmo14
- hoax14
- axises13
- mishap13
- mopish13
- pashms13
- apex13
- exam13
- expo13
- maxi13
- moxa13
- oxim13
- hex13
- aphesis12
- hassium12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- shamois12
- sophies12
- hemps12
- humps12
- pashm12
- saxes12
- sixes12
- umphs12
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