Is AMPHISBAENA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMPHISBAENA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMPHISBAENA mean?
- noun
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
- noun
type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + A (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) = 20 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 AMPHISBAENA
Single letters that turn AMPHISBAENA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from AMPHISBAENA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pashmina15
- pembinas14
- beamish14
- shipman14
- shipmen14
- anaphase13
- shamiana13
- pembina13
- bimahs13
- mishap13
- shamba13
- paeanism12
- aphasia12
- banshie12
- haemins12
- inphase12
- saphena12
- abamps12
- bimah12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- baseman11
- panamas11
- piasaba11
- ahimsa11
- ashman11
- ashmen11
- ashpan11
- banish11
- haemin11
- hemins11
- inmesh11
- mashie11
- shaman11
- shapen11
- abamp11
- hemp11
- anaemias10
- ameban10
- amebas10
- apeman10
- manebs10
- mispen10
- panama10
- sampan10
- abash10
- amahs10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- haems10
- hames10
- heaps10
- hemin10
- mensh10
- pasha10
- phase10
- sahib10
- shame10
- shape10
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