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Is amethyst a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word amethyst is a Scrabble US word. The word amethyst is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is amethyst a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word amethyst is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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Yes. The word amethyst is a Words With Friends word. The word amethyst is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

AMETHYST,

7-letter words (1 found)

SHMATTE,

6-letter words (10 found)

MATEYS,MATTES,MAYEST,MEATHS,SMEATH,STEAMY,TAMEST,THETAS,THYMES,TYTHES,

5-letter words (53 found)

ASHET,ETATS,ETYMA,HAEMS,HAETS,HAMES,HASTE,HASTY,HATES,HEAST,HEATS,MASHY,MASTY,MATES,MATEY,MATHS,MATTE,MATTS,MAYST,MEATH,MEATS,MEATY,MESHY,METHS,MYTHS,SAMEY,SATEM,SEAMY,SHAME,STATE,STEAM,STYME,STYTE,SYTHE,TAMES,TASTE,TASTY,TATES,TATHS,TEAMS,TEATS,TESTA,TESTY,TETHS,THEMA,THETA,THYME,TYTHE,YATES,YEAHS,YEAST,YETTS,YSAME,

4-letter words (93 found)

AHEM,AMES,ASHY,ATES,AYES,EAST,EASY,EATH,EATS,EMYS,ETAS,ETAT,ETHS,EYAS,HAEM,HAES,HAET,HAME,HAMS,HAST,HATE,HATS,HAYS,HEAT,HEMS,HEST,HETS,HEYS,HYES,HYTE,MAES,MASE,MASH,MAST,MATE,MATH,MATS,MATT,MATY,MAYS,MEAT,MESA,MESH,META,METH,METS,MYTH,SAME,SATE,SEAM,SEAT,SETA,SETT,SHAM,SHAT,SHAY,SHEA,SHET,STAT,STAY,STEM,STET,STEY,STYE,TAES,TAME,TAMS,TASE,TASH,TATE,TATH,TATS,TAYS,TEAM,TEAS,TEAT,TEMS,TEST,TETH,TETS,THAE,THAT,THEM,THEY,TYES,TYTE,YAHS,YAMS,YATE,YEAH,YEAS,YEST,YETT,

3-letter words (64 found)

AHS,AME,ASH,ATE,ATS,ATT,AYE,AYS,EAS,EAT,EHS,EMS,EST,ETA,ETH,HAE,HAM,HAS,HAT,HAY,HEM,HES,HET,HEY,HYE,MAE,MAS,MAT,MAY,MEH,MES,MET,SAE,SAM,SAT,SAY,SEA,SET,SEY,SHA,SHE,SHY,SMA,STY,SYE,TAE,TAM,TAS,TAT,TAY,TEA,TES,TET,THE,THY,TYE,YAE,YAH,YAM,YAS,YEA,YEH,YES,YET,

2-letter words (23 found)

AE,AH,AM,AS,AT,AY,EA,EH,EM,ES,ET,HA,HE,HM,MA,ME,MY,SH,ST,TA,TE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 246 words from amethyst according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of amethyst

amethyst

Etymology

From Middle English ametist, from Old French ametiste (French améthyste), from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος (améthustos, “not drunk”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + μεθύω (methúō, “I am drunk”), from μέθυ (méthu, “wine”). The Greeks believed that the amethyst prevented intoxication.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæm.ə.θɪst/

Noun

amethyst (plural amethysts)

  1. A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
  2. (uncountable) A purple colour.
  3. (heraldry) The tincture purpure, when blazoning by precious stones.
    • 1906 (printed), The Beetham Repository, 1770 (eds. William Hutton, John Rawlinson Ford), page 115:
      1st & 4th grand Quarter alike viz. Field Pearl, on a bend Sapphire 3 Buckheads, coup'd topaz for Stanley. The 2d Quarter, Field Sapphire with an inverted Chief, amethyst. The 3d, A Checque topaz & Amethyst, this seems prior to Bosworth field, to have belong'd to Sr Robt Goushill whose Dr a Stanley married [...]

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Adjective

amethyst (comparative more amethyst, superlative most amethyst)

  1. Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

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See also

  • Appendix:Colors

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Amethyst”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “amethyst”, in Mindat.org‎[2], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
  • The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [3]

Welsh

Etymology

From English amethyst.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈamɛθɨ̞sd/, [ˈamɛθɨ̞st]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈamɛθɪsd/, [ˈamɛθɪst]

Noun

amethyst m (plural amethystau)

  1. amethyst

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amethyst”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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