APEAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APEAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APEAK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APEAK is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APEAK
No single letter turns APEAK into another word.
How APEAK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APEAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does APEAK mean in Scrabble?
adjective
nautical
In a vertical, or nearly vertical, position; said especially of an anchor cable drawn tight just before the anchor leaves the seabed.
Apeak describes the moment in sailing when a crew hauls in the anchor cable until it runs straight down from the bow, just before the anchor itself breaks free of the bottom. Sailors also use apeak more loosely for oars held upright or a mast standing perfectly vertical. The word comes from the same root as peak, reflecting the sharp, upward-pointing angle involved. Older sailing manuals treat the anchor being apeak as a distinct stage of weighing anchor, announced by the crew before the ship gets fully underway.
How APEAK is used
Nautical adjective and adverb, used chiefly in older or technical writing about sailing and anchoring. Also spelled apeek.
- The anchor came apeak as the crew hauled in the last of the cable.
- With the oars held apeak, the rowers waited for the signal.
- The lookout reported the cable apeak and the ship ready to get underway.
- Old sailing manuals describe the anchor as apeak just before it breaks free.
- The mast stood apeak against the morning sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APEAK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APEAK
Common questions about APEAK
- Is APEAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APEAK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APEAK worth?
- APEAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APEAK mean?
- In a vertical, or nearly vertical, position; said especially of an anchor cable drawn tight just before the anchor leaves the seabed.
- What letters can be added to APEAK?
- No single letter can be added to APEAK to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APEAK:
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