APARTHEID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. APARTHEID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APARTHEID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APARTHEID is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APARTHEID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apartheidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APARTHEID scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APARTHEID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APARTHEID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APARTHEID mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The official system of racial separation and discrimination that ruled South Africa for much of the twentieth century.
The word apartheid comes from Afrikaans and has become a general label for harsh, state-enforced separation of groups. People now sometimes borrow it to criticise segregation of other kinds, which is a looser use.
How APARTHEID is used
Capitalised rarely; often found in phrases such as the end of apartheid or apartheid era.
- Under apartheid, people were forced to live in areas set aside for their racial group.
- The apartheid system ended with the first free elections in 1994.
- Many countries imposed sanctions to protest apartheid.
- Her grandfather spoke out against apartheid as a young lawyer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APARTHEID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APARTHEID
1 longer words begin with APARTHEID.
Shorter words from the letters in APARTHEID
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Common questions about APARTHEID
- Is APARTHEID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APARTHEID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APARTHEID worth?
- APARTHEID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APARTHEID mean?
- The official system of racial separation and discrimination that ruled South Africa for much of the twentieth century.
- What letters can be added to APARTHEID?
- APARTHEID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APARTHEID:
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