APOTHEM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. APOTHEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APOTHEM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APOTHEM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APOTHEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apothemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APOTHEM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APOTHEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does APOTHEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to the middle of one of its sides.
Geometry students use the apothem to find the area of a regular polygon, since area equals half the apothem times the perimeter. The segment meets the side at a right angle.
How APOTHEM is used
Apothem is a mathematics term used in geometry lessons and formulas.
- Measure the apothem of the hexagon before computing its area.
- The apothem is shorter than the radius of the polygon.
- She drew the apothem as a dashed line to the midpoint of the side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APOTHEM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APOTHEM
1 longer words begin with APOTHEM.
Shorter words from the letters in APOTHEM
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Common questions about APOTHEM
- Is APOTHEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APOTHEM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APOTHEM worth?
- APOTHEM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APOTHEM mean?
- The perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to the middle of one of its sides.
- What letters can be added to APOTHEM?
- APOTHEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APOTHEM:
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