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Ambushes

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of ambush

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ambushes mean?

noun

  1. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

    Synonymsambuscadelying in waittrap

verb

  1. wait in hiding to attack

    Synonymsscupperbushwhackwaylaylurkambuscade

  2. hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing

Definitions shown for ambush, the base form of ambushes.

Is AMBUSHES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is AMBUSHES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1m 3b 3u 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
a 1m 4b 4u 2s 1h 3e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1m 3b 4u 2s 1h 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
a 1m 3b 4u 2s 1h 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in AMBUSHES

Words that end like AMBUSHES

Common words that share the ending -USHES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -USHES

Ambushes: quick answers

Is AMBUSHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. AMBUSHES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is AMBUSHES worth?
AMBUSHES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ambushes mean?
ambushes is the plural and third-person singular form of ambush, which means “the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in AMBUSHES?
You can make 172 shorter words from AMBUSHES, such as AMBUSH, BASHES, BUSHES, MASHES. See the full list.