APHORISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APHORISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APHORISE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APHORISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APHORISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APHORISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APHORISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APHORISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about APHORISE
- All 8 letters of APHORISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APHORISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formalBritish
To express an idea in a short, memorable saying.
To aphorise is to compress a truth into a witty line, and writers known for quotable sentences are said to do it often. The spelling with s is typical in British English, while American writers prefer aphorize. The verb is rare outside literary criticism.
How APHORISE is used
Literary verb meaning to speak or write in aphorisms.
- She liked to aphorise at dinner, leaving guests to repeat her lines.
- Wilde could aphorise on any subject without effort.
- It is tempting to aphorise a complicated idea until it loses its meaning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APHORISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APHORISE
4 longer words begin with APHORISE.
Shorter words from the letters in APHORISE
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Common questions about APHORISE
- Is APHORISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APHORISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APHORISE worth?
- APHORISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APHORISE mean?
- To express an idea in a short, memorable saying.
- What letters can be added to APHORISE?
- APHORISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APHORISE:
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