APISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. APISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept APISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APISM is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APISM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about APISM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
The quality or character of being ape-like, especially in clumsy or foolish mimicry.
Apism describes a general trait rather than a single act, so it names the tendency itself where the related word apery names one particular instance of copying. Older writers reached for apism when describing a person's whole manner as ape-like rather than pointing to one imitated gesture. Both words share the same root, but apism leans toward describing character and apery toward describing behaviour.
How APISM is used
Rare literary noun, now largely confined to older dictionaries and deliberately archaic writing.
- The critic accused the whole school of painters of sheer apism.
- His awkward gestures had a kind of apism that drew mockery.
- Old writers used apism to describe a generally foolish, imitative manner.
- The satirist mocked the court's apism rather than any single copied gesture.
- Few readers today would recognise the word apism at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APISM
The 5 tiles of APISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with APISM
1 longer words begin with APISM.
Words ending in APISM
4 words end in APISM. Useful as a back hook: play APISM onto a word already on the board.
Words with APISM inside
4 words contain APISM in the middle. Words that start with APISM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APISM
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Common questions about APISM
- Is APISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APISM is not in it.
- How many points is APISM worth?
- APISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APISM mean?
- The quality or character of being ape-like, especially in clumsy or foolish mimicry.
- What letters can be added to APISM?
- APISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APISM:
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