APOLOGIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APOLOGIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOLOGIA?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOLOGIA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOLOGIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APOLOGIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOLOGIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOLOGIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about APOLOGIA
- APOLOGIA 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 APOLOGIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A formal written defence of one's beliefs, opinions or actions.
An apologia is not an apology in the modern sense, because it argues that the writer was right rather than asking forgiveness. The Latin and Greek form is kept for books and essays that justify a life or a cause.
How APOLOGIA is used
Used in literary, religious and political writing for a long, reasoned self-defence.
- The memoir reads as an apologia for his years in office.
- She published an apologia explaining her change of faith.
- The preface is a spirited apologia for the whole project.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOLOGIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APOLOGIA
2 longer words begin with APOLOGIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APOLOGIA
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Common questions about APOLOGIA
- Is APOLOGIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOLOGIA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOLOGIA worth?
- APOLOGIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOLOGIA mean?
- A formal written defence of one's beliefs, opinions or actions.
- What letters can be added to APOLOGIA?
- APOLOGIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOLOGIA:
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