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Is amoeba a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word amoeba is a Scrabble US word. The word amoeba is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is amoeba a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word amoeba is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

A1M3O1E1B3A1

Is amoeba a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word amoeba is a Words With Friends word. The word amoeba is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

AMOEBA,

5-letter words (3 found)

ABEAM,ABOMA,AMEBA,

4-letter words (6 found)

AMBO,BEAM,BEMA,BOMA,MABE,MOBE,

3-letter words (18 found)

ABA,ABO,AMA,AME,BAA,BAE,BAM,BAO,BOA,EMO,MAA,MAE,MOA,MOB,MOE,OBA,OBE,OMA,

2-letter words (15 found)

AA,AB,AE,AM,BA,BE,BO,EA,EM,MA,ME,MO,OB,OE,OM,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 44 words from amoeba according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of amoeba

amoeba

Alternative forms

  • ameba (US)
  • amœba

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμοιβή (amoibḗ, “change”), referring to constantly changing shape of these organisms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmiːbə/
  • Rhymes: -iːbə

Noun

amoeba (plural amoebae or amoebas)

  1. (biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
  2. (mathematics) The graph of the real part of the logarithms of a polynomial equation in complex numbers.
  3. (slang) An asexual.

Antonyms

  • (biology) mastigote

Related terms

  • amoebiasis
  • amoebic dysentery

Translations

Further reading

  • amoeba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmoe̯.ba/, [äˈmoe̯bä]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈme.ba/, [äˈmɛːbä]

Noun

amoeba f (genitive amoebae); first declension

  1. amoeba

Declension

First-declension noun.


Source: wiktionary.org