APOAPSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. APOAPSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOAPSIS?
| 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 APOAPSIS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOAPSIS
No single letter turns APOAPSIS into another word.
How APOAPSIS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOAPSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOAPSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOAPSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The point in an orbit where the orbiting body is farthest from the body it circles.
Apoapsis is the general term for the far end of an elliptical orbit, whatever object sits at the centre. Special names exist for particular cases, such as apogee for Earth. At apoapsis an orbiting body moves at its slowest.
How APOAPSIS is used
Apoapsis is used in astronomy and spaceflight, where it is paired with periapsis, the nearest point.
- The probe reached apoapsis high above the planet and began its slow return.
- Speed is lowest at apoapsis and highest at the closest approach.
- Engineers fired the thruster at apoapsis to raise the other side of the orbit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOAPSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APOAPSIS
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Common questions about APOAPSIS
- Is APOAPSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOAPSIS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOAPSIS worth?
- APOAPSIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOAPSIS mean?
- The point in an orbit where the orbiting body is farthest from the body it circles.
- What letters can be added to APOAPSIS?
- No single letter can be added to APOAPSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOAPSIS:
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