APERTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. APERTURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APERTURE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APERTURE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APERTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APERTURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APERTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APERTURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APERTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An opening or gap, especially one that lets light pass through a lens.
In photography the aperture is the adjustable hole in a lens that controls how much light reaches the sensor; a wide aperture gives a blurry background. In plain speech the word can name any narrow hole, such as a slit in a wall.
How APERTURE is used
Common in photography, optics and general description.
- She widened the aperture to let in more light.
- A tiny aperture in the wall showed a strip of sky.
- The telescope has a large aperture for faint stars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APERTURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APERTURE
2 longer words begin with APERTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in APERTURE
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Common questions about APERTURE
- Is APERTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APERTURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APERTURE worth?
- APERTURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APERTURE mean?
- An opening or gap, especially one that lets light pass through a lens.
- What letters can be added to APERTURE?
- APERTURE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APERTURE:
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