Words Containing AMBUS

27 words contain AMBUS anywhere. Scores range up to 21 points (CHORIAMBUSES), averaging 16.6 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.

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Definition

A surprise attack from a concealed position.

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Definition

Past tense of AMBUSCADE.

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Definition

Agent noun of AMBUSCADE.

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Definition

Plural of AMBUSCADER.

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Definition

Plural of AMBUSCADE.

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Definition

Present participle of AMBUSCADE.

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Definition

An obsolete term for an ambush.

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Definition

Plural of ambuscado; ambushes.

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Definition

Plural of AMBUSCADO.

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A surprise attack from a concealed position.

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Definition

Past tense of AMBUSH.

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Definition

Agent noun of AMBUSH.

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Definition

Plural of AMBUSHER.

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Plural of AMBUSH.

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Definition

Present participle of AMBUSH.

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A surprise attack from a hidden position.

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Definition

Plural of AMBUSHMENT.

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Definition

A four-syllable metrical foot with first and last syllables long, middle ones short.

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Definition

Plural of CHORIAMBUS.

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Definition

A small livebearing freshwater fish used to control mosquitoes.

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Definition

Plural of GAMBUSIA.

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Definition

A metrical unit with an unstressed-stressed syllable pattern.

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Definition

Plural of IAMBUS.

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Plural of JAMBU.

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Definition

A jam-filled doughnut.

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Definition

Plural of JAMBUSTER.

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Definition

Plural of YNAMBU.

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How many words containing ambus are there?

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What is the highest-scoring word contain AMBUS anywhere?

CHORIAMBUSES scores 21 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.