APOLOGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APOLOGUE 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 APOLOGUE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOLOGUE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOLOGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apologuesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APOLOGUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOLOGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOLOGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOLOGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A short story, often with animal characters, that carries a moral lesson.
An apologue is close to a fable, but the term is used mainly by critics discussing teaching stories. Its point is stated or clearly implied, which separates it from a pure adventure tale.
How APOLOGUE is used
Used in literary criticism for brief moral tales and allegories.
- The tale of the greedy dog is a classic apologue.
- He ended the lecture with an apologue about patience.
- The novel works as a long apologue on pride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOLOGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APOLOGUE
1 longer words begin with APOLOGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in APOLOGUE
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Common questions about APOLOGUE
- Is APOLOGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOLOGUE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOLOGUE worth?
- APOLOGUE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOLOGUE mean?
- A short story, often with animal characters, that carries a moral lesson.
- What letters can be added to APOLOGUE?
- APOLOGUE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOLOGUE:
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