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/əˈmaʊnt/
nounverb

AMOUNT means a total, aggregate, or quantity; its six letters score 8 Scrabble points, and the word has two anagrams but no one-letter neighbours.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

    “The amount of atmospheric pollution threatens a health crisis.”

  2. A quantity or volume.

    “Pour a small amount of water into the dish.”

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To total or evaluate.

    “The money in my pocket amounts to three dollars and change.”

  2. To be the tantamount to; to reach up to the level of.

    “He was a pretty good student, but never amounted to much professionally.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English amounten (“to mount up to, come up to, signify”), from Old French amonter (“to amount to”), from amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).

AMOUNT is a familiar noun for a total or quantity, as in an amount of water; it also works as a verb meaning to total or reach a level. Its frequency count is 25,945, making it everyday vocabulary rather than a specialist spelling. The game profile is less ordinary: AMOUNT has 12 rhymes but no words one letter away.

AMOUNT at a glance

  • AMOUNT has six letters, which sort alphabetically to AMNOTU.
  • Its Scrabble face value is 8: M contributes 3 points, and each other tile contributes 1.
  • The two anagrams are OUTMAN and MOUTAN.
  • AMOUNT has no one-letter neighbours, despite its common status.

What does AMOUNT mean?

Use amount for a total or quantity: “the amount of flour” names material measured as a whole. The definition also includes an aggregate or sum, while noting that amount is not the standard choice for discrete items or units. For countable objects, “number” is usually the sharper fit.

As a verb, amount can mean to total or evaluate, or to reach a level: “the costs amount to…” connects separate values to a total. Both uses point to a combined quantity, rather than a plain count. The definition also gives “tantamount to” as a sense.

AMOUNT in Scrabble and anagrams

AMOUNT scores 8 before board bonuses in Scrabble: A, O, U, N, and T are worth 1 point each, while M is worth 3. The M supplies the largest single share of the score, so its placement is the tile to watch. A double-letter square on M adds more than one on any other tile.

The two anagrams are OUTMAN and MOUTAN. OUTMAN is the more familiar-looking option; MOUTAN is much less likely to come to mind, so don’t assume every rearrangement is equally playable. Twelve rhymes include ACCOUNT, COUNT, MOUNT, and DISCOUNT, which share the final “unt” sound.

AMOUNT has no one-letter neighbours, so a single-tile swap offers no adjacent word in a word ladder. Its 12 rhymes are sound matches, not spelling neighbours; that distinction matters when a puzzle asks for a word built by changing one letter.

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Questions people ask

Is AMOUNT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. AMOUNT is recognized in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Its face value is 8 points, with M worth 3 and the other five tiles worth 1 each. Board bonuses can change the score of a played word.
What are the anagrams of AMOUNT?
AMOUNT has two anagrams: OUTMAN and MOUTAN. They use the same six letters in different orders. OUTMAN is more familiar to many players, while MOUTAN is a less common word, so check your game’s word list before playing either.
Does AMOUNT have any one-letter neighbours?
No. AMOUNT has zero one-letter neighbours, so changing one tile does not produce an adjacent word in this neighbour set. It does have 12 rhymes, including COUNT and MOUNT, but those share a sound rather than a one-letter spelling change.

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