APOLOGAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APOLOGAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOLOGAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOLOGAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOLOGAL
No single letter turns APOLOGAL into another word.
How APOLOGAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOLOGAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOLOGAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOLOGAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to an apologue, a short story told to teach a moral lesson.
Apologal is a rare literary word that describes writing in the manner of a fable. A critic might use it for a tale where animals or simple figures act out a lesson.
How APOLOGAL is used
Learned and uncommon; used by critics describing fable-like stories.
- The book has an apologal tone, full of talking animals.
- He wrote an apologal tale about a proud fox.
- The critic praised the apologal simplicity of the story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOLOGAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APOLOGAL
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Common questions about APOLOGAL
- Is APOLOGAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOLOGAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOLOGAL worth?
- APOLOGAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOLOGAL mean?
- Relating to an apologue, a short story told to teach a moral lesson.
- What letters can be added to APOLOGAL?
- No single letter can be added to APOLOGAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOLOGAL:
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