Is “Amphisbaena” a Scrabble word?
Yes
AMPHISBAENA
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Amphisbaena
/æmfɪsˈbiːnə/
noun
1.A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
“1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —Amphisbaena. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)”
2.A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.