Is AMPHISBAENAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMPHISBAENAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMPHISBAENAS mean?
Amphisbaenas is a form of AMPHISBAENA.
- 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
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + S (1) + B (3) + A (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 21 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 AMPHISBAENAS
AMPHISBAENAS 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 AMPHISBAENAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amphisbaena20
- seamanship17
- misshapen16
- pashminas16
- emphasis15
- misshape15
- pashmina15
- anaphases14
- shamianas14
- pembinas14
- beamish14
- mishaps14
- shambas14
- shipman14
- shipmen14
- paeanisms13
- anaphase13
- aphasias13
- banishes13
- banshies13
- saphenas13
- shamiana13
- shamisen13
- pembina13
- bimahs13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- shamba13
- paeanism12
- piasabas12
- piassaba12
- abashes12
- ahimsas12
- aphasia12
- aphesis12
- ashpans12
- banshie12
- haemins12
- hipness12
- inphase12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- saphena12
- shamans12
- abamps12
- bimah12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- baseman11
- impasse11
- mispens11
- panamas11
- piasaba11
- sampans11
- ahimsa11
- ashman11
- ashmen11
- ashpan11
- aspish11
- banish11
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