APLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. APLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APLITE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APLITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APLITE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APLITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in APLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What does APLITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fine-grained, light-coloured igneous rock made mostly of quartz and feldspar.
Aplite forms when the last, mineral-poor portion of a cooling granite melt solidifies quickly into narrow veins or dykes. Its tight, sugary texture looks quite different from the coarser granite it is often found running through. Geologists use aplite to separate this pale, fine-grained rock from pegmatite, which cools from a similar melt but grows much coarser crystals. Quarry workers sometimes notice aplite as thin light streaks cutting across a darker granite face.
How APLITE is used
A geological term, used to describe and classify igneous rock.
- A vein of aplite ran pale and straight through the granite.
- The geologist collected a sample of aplite from the quarry wall.
- Aplite cools too quickly to grow large crystals.
- The map marked several aplite dykes cutting the older rock.
- Under the microscope the aplite showed a tight, even grain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APLITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APLITE
1 longer words begin with APLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in APLITE
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Common questions about APLITE
- Is APLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APLITE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APLITE worth?
- APLITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APLITE mean?
- A fine-grained, light-coloured igneous rock made mostly of quartz and feldspar.
- What letters can be added to APLITE?
- APLITE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of APLITE:
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