Is AMALGAM a word?
AMALGAM is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 28 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, AMALGAM is a valid word.
What does amalgam mean?
noun: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
AMALGAM: word details
- Pronunciation: uh-MAL-guhm (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside amalgam
Words you can make from the letters of amalgam.
Frequently asked questions
What does AMALGAM mean?
AMALGAM is a noun. It means: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams.
Is AMALGAM a valid word?
Yes, AMALGAM is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.