Yes. AMIA is a valid word.
AMIA is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AMIA is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AMIA
AMIA is a freshwater fish of North America also called the bowfin, an ancient kind of fish with a long fin down its back; its plural is AMIAS. It is a word that word lovers know and most people do not, so it can surprise the table. AMIA clears two A tiles and an I with just one M (3 points).
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AMIA scores 6 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + M 3 + I 1 + A 1 = 6. On a double-word square that's 12, on a triple-word 18, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AMIA as the first play
Later in the game, put the M on a 3L square and AMIA is worth 12 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from AMIA
Other forms of AMIA (1):
Words that start with AMIA:
- AMIABLEdisposed to please
- AMIABLYin an affable manner
- AMIANTUS
- AMIANTHUS
- AMIABILITYa cheerful and agreeable mood
- AMIANTUSES
- AMIABLENESSa disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
- AMIANTHUSES
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- AMIABILITIESform of AMIABILITY: a cheerful and agreeable mood
- AMIABLENESSESform of AMIABLENESS: a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
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Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters A, M, I and A.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
AMIA + F
- MAFIAany tightly knit group of trusted associates
AMIA + G
AMIA + L
- LAMIA(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
AMIA + N
- AMAINat full speed
- AMNIAform of AMNION: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
- ANIMA(Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious
- MANIAan irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
AMIA + R
- MARIAform of MARE: female equine animal
AMIA + S
AMIA + Z
- ZAMIAany of various cycads of the genus Zamia
Memory tip
AMIA is a freshwater fish of North America, the bowfin. Think “a mia fish”.
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