AMOEBAS

7 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What AMOEBAS Means

AMOEBAS is a form of AMOEBA, which means:

noun: naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

AMOEBAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 M3 O1 E1 B3 A1 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In AMOEBAS

107 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (3)

ABOMAS AMEBAS AMOEBA

5 letter words (15)

ABASE ABEAM ABOMA AMBOS AMEBA BEAMS BEMAS BESOM BOMAS MABES MEBOS MOBES OMASA SAMBA SAMBO

4 letter words (34)

ABAS ABOS AMAS AMBO AMES ASEA BAAS BAMS BASE BEAM BEMA BOAS BOMA EMOS MAAS MABE MAES MASA MASE MESA MOAS MOBE MOBS MOES MOSE OBAS OBES SABE SAMA SAME SEAM SOBA SOMA SOME

3 letter words (36)

AAS ABA ABO ABS AMA AME BAA BAM BAS BES BOA BOS EAS EMO EMS MAA MAE MAS MES MOA MOB MOE MOS OBA OBE OBS OES OMS OSE SAB SAE SAM SEA SMA SOB SOM

2 letter words (19)

AA AB AE AM AS BA BE BO EA EM ES MA ME MO OB OE OM OS SO

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