APNEA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. APNEA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APNEA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APNEA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APNEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APNEA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APNEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about APNEA
- APNEA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APNEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A temporary stopping of breathing, most often used to describe pauses in breathing during sleep.
Apnea can happen briefly and harmlessly, as when someone momentarily stops breathing on purpose while swimming underwater, but doctors mainly use the word for a medical condition called sleep apnea, in which breathing repeatedly pauses during sleep and disturbs rest. Untreated sleep apnea can leave a person exhausted during the day and is linked to higher risks of heart problems over time. Premature infants sometimes experience apnea because their breathing control has not fully matured, requiring close monitoring in hospital. The related adjective form, apneic, describes a person or episode affected by these pauses.
How APNEA is used
A medical term used both clinically and in everyday speech when discussing sleep apnea.
- The sleep study confirmed he suffered from apnea nearly every night.
- Nurses monitored the premature infant for signs of apnea.
- His snoring and daytime fatigue turned out to be caused by apnea.
- The device treats apnea by keeping the airway open during sleep.
- Divers can hold their breath through voluntary apnea for over a minute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APNEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APNEA
The 5 tiles of APNEA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with APNEA
2 longer words begin with APNEA.
Shorter words from the letters in APNEA
Common questions about APNEA
- Is APNEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APNEA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APNEA worth?
- APNEA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APNEA mean?
- A temporary stopping of breathing, most often used to describe pauses in breathing during sleep.
- What letters can be added to APNEA?
- APNEA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APNEA:
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