Is AMPLIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMPLIFIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMPLIFIES mean?
Amplifies is a form of AMPLIFY.
- verb
increase in size, volume or significance
“Her terror was magnified in her mind”
- verb
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”
- verb
exaggerate or make bigger
“The charges were inflated”
- verb
increase the volume of
“amplify sound”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 AMPLIFIES
AMPLIFIES 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 AMPLIFIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- families13
- misfile12
- impales11
- implies11
- filmis11
- flames11
- fleams11
- pilafs11
- impale10
- impels10
- limpas10
- maples10
- milpas10
- sample10
- simple10
- fames10
- filmi10
- films10
- flame10
- flams10
- flaps10
- fleam10
- flips10
- milfs10
- pelfs10
- pilaf10
- falsie9
- ample9
- impel9
- impis9
- lamps9
- limpa9
- limps9
- maple9
- milpa9
- palms9
- pimas9
- plasm9
- psalm9
- fame9
- fams9
- fems9
- film9
- flam9
- flap9
- flip9
- milf9
- pelf9
- emails8
- espial8
- lipase8
- mailes8
- mesial8
- mislie8
- samiel8
- simile8
- alefs8
- alifs8
- fails8
- false8
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