APPAIRING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. APPAIRING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept APPAIRING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPAIRING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPAIRING
No single letter turns APPAIRING into another word.
How APPAIRING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APPAIRING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPAIRING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APPAIRING mean in Scrabble?
APPAIRING is the -ing form (present participle) of APPAIR.
Shorter words from the letters in APPAIRING
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Common questions about APPAIRING
- Is APPAIRING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APPAIRING is not in it.
- How many points is APPAIRING worth?
- APPAIRING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to APPAIRING?
- No single letter can be added to APPAIRING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APPAIRING:
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