APOPLECTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. APOPLECTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOPLECTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOPLECTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOPLECTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apoplecticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APOPLECTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in APOPLECTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOPLECTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOPLECTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely angry; or, in medicine, relating to or suffering from a stroke.
In everyday English an apoplectic person is so furious that the face turns red and speech fails. The older medical meaning, connected with apoplexy, is rarely used outside historical writing.
How APOPLECTIC is used
Usually figurative, as in apoplectic with rage; the literal medical sense is now uncommon.
- The manager was apoplectic when he saw the bill.
- An apoplectic fit was once the common name for a stroke.
- She grew apoplectic over the delay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOPLECTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APOPLECTIC
3 longer words begin with APOPLECTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in APOPLECTIC
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Common questions about APOPLECTIC
- Is APOPLECTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOPLECTIC, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOPLECTIC worth?
- APOPLECTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOPLECTIC mean?
- Extremely angry; or, in medicine, relating to or suffering from a stroke.
- What letters can be added to APOPLECTIC?
- APOPLECTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of APOPLECTIC:
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