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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. AMAZED is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 18 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: adjective
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"
AMAZED (adjective): filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses".
astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
AMAZED scores 18 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×2, D×1, E×1, M×1, Z×1
AMAZED has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
AMAZED is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with D, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "AMAZED — filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"" (18 Scrabble points).
AMAZED is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is AMAZED a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
AMAZED (adjective): filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses".
In standard Scrabble scoring, AMAZED totals 18 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. AMAZED includes premium tiles (Z), which can swing tight games when you cover a double- or triple-letter square.
AMAZED is 6 letters long, begins with A, ends with D, and sorts to the alphagram AADEMZ. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so AMAZED is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 6-letter entries, AMAZED ranks by raw score (18 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, AMAZED carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. High-value letters (Z) make AMAZED attractive when you can land a multiplier — but harder to play from a mixed rack. Hooks on A or D are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with D to rehearse parallel sets.
AMAZED is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with D, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like AMAZED frequently cross shorter words; knowing that AMAZED contains A, D, E, M, Z helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a????d to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside AMAZED include AM, AZ, ED — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, M, Z, E, D. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble amazed directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 18 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat AMAZED as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "AMAZED — filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists found not one but at least three viruses"" (18 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.