APERCU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. APERCU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APERCU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APERCU is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APERCU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apercusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APERCU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in APERCU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does APERCU mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A short, sharp comment or summary that gives a quick insight into something.
Taken straight from French, where it is spelled with a cedilla on the c, the word suggests a glimpse rather than a full study. A critic may open an essay with an apercu to hint at the argument before developing it. The plain spelling without the cedilla is the form accepted in word games.
How APERCU is used
Formal and slightly literary; often seen in reviews and essays.
- The book opens with a witty apercu of the city's history.
- Her apercu about the election made the audience laugh.
- He offered a brief apercu of the plan before lunch.
- The review is little more than an apercu of the plot.
- An apercu like that can say more than a long chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APERCU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APERCU
1 longer words begin with APERCU.
Shorter words from the letters in APERCU
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Common questions about APERCU
- Is APERCU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APERCU, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APERCU worth?
- APERCU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APERCU mean?
- A short, sharp comment or summary that gives a quick insight into something.
- What letters can be added to APERCU?
- APERCU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of APERCU:
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