APOLUNE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. APOLUNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOLUNE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOLUNE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOLUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apolunesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APOLUNE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APOLUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does APOLUNE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The point in a lunar orbit where a spacecraft or other body is farthest from the moon.
Apolune pairs with perilune, the nearest point, and together they describe how stretched an orbit is. Mission planners track it when shaping the path of a probe around the moon.
How APOLUNE is used
Apolune is used in space flight and astronomy for orbits around the moon.
- The probe reached apolune at a height of several thousand kilometres.
- Engineers fired the engine at apolune to raise the orbit.
- At apolune the craft moves at its slowest speed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOLUNE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APOLUNE
1 longer words begin with APOLUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in APOLUNE
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Common questions about APOLUNE
- Is APOLUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOLUNE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOLUNE worth?
- APOLUNE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOLUNE mean?
- The point in a lunar orbit where a spacecraft or other body is farthest from the moon.
- What letters can be added to APOLUNE?
- APOLUNE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APOLUNE:
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