APPAIRS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. APPAIRS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept APPAIRS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPAIRS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPAIRS
No single letter turns APPAIRS into another word.
How APPAIRS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APPAIRS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does APPAIRS mean in Scrabble?
APPAIRS is the present-tense form of APPAIR used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in APPAIRS
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Common questions about APPAIRS
- Is APPAIRS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APPAIRS is not in it.
- How many points is APPAIRS worth?
- APPAIRS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to APPAIRS?
- No single letter can be added to APPAIRS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APPAIRS:
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