APHELIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APHELIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHELIAN?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHELIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHELIAN
No single letter turns APHELIAN into another word.
How APHELIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APHELIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APHELIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APHELIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Relating to the point in an orbit that lies farthest from the sun.
The adjective aphelian is seldom used because most writers prefer the noun aphelion followed by another word. It appears in older astronomy texts about orbits of planets and comets. The opposite is perihelian.
How APHELIAN is used
Rare astronomy adjective tied to the farthest point from the sun.
- The comet reached its aphelian distance far beyond Neptune.
- An aphelian position makes a planet move more slowly along its orbit.
- The old text discussed the aphelian motion of the planet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHELIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APHELIAN
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Common questions about APHELIAN
- Is APHELIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHELIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHELIAN worth?
- APHELIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHELIAN mean?
- Relating to the point in an orbit that lies farthest from the sun.
- What letters can be added to APHELIAN?
- No single letter can be added to APHELIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APHELIAN:
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