APOPLEXY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. APOPLEXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOPLEXY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOPLEXY is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOPLEXY
No single letter turns APOPLEXY into another word.
How APOPLEXY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APOPLEXY, 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 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APOPLEXY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APOPLEXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalarchaic
A sudden loss of consciousness and movement caused by bleeding or a blocked blood vessel in the brain; in everyday speech, a fit of extreme rage.
Apoplexy is the older medical name for what is now usually called a stroke. In literature it also stands for a fury so great that the angry person seems about to collapse.
How APOPLEXY is used
Apoplexy appears in older medical texts and, figuratively, in humorous talk about rage.
- The old general died of apoplexy in his armchair.
- He nearly fell into apoplexy when he saw the bill.
- Victorian novels often have a red-faced colonel prone to apoplexy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOPLEXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about APOPLEXY
- Is APOPLEXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOPLEXY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOPLEXY worth?
- APOPLEXY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOPLEXY mean?
- A sudden loss of consciousness and movement caused by bleeding or a blocked blood vessel in the brain; in everyday speech, a fit of extreme rage.
- What letters can be added to APOPLEXY?
- No single letter can be added to APOPLEXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APOPLEXY:
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