Is APPLY a word?
APPLY is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 15 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, APPLY is a valid word.
What does apply mean?
verb: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
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Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
APPLY: word details
- Pronunciation: uhp-LEYE (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 14 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so APPLY works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside apply
Words you can make from the letters of apply.
Solve a whole rack, not just APPLY
APPLY is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does APPLY mean?
APPLY is a verb. It means: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
Is APPLY a valid word?
Yes, APPLY is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.