APPAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. APPAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPAL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPAL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APPAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does APPAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To fill someone with horror, dismay, or shock; the standard British spelling of appall.
To appal someone is to shock them so deeply that they feel a mix of disgust and disbelief, usually in response to something cruel, careless, or unjust. British and Commonwealth writers spell the word with a single l, while American writing typically doubles it. News reports often use the passive form, saying that people were appalled, rather than naming exactly what did the appalling.
How APPAL is used
The standard British and Commonwealth spelling; American English prefers the doubled-letter form instead.
- The conditions in the camp appalled every inspector who visited.
- It would appal most readers to learn the true cost of the project.
- She was appalled by the way the staff were treated.
- The judge said the crime continued to appal the community.
- Reports of the neglect appal anyone who reads them closely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APPAL
The 5 tiles of APPAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with APPAL
10 longer words begin with APPAL.
Words ending in APPAL
1 words end in APPAL. Useful as a back hook: play APPAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with APPAL inside
2 words contain APPAL in the middle. Words that start with APPAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APPAL
Common questions about APPAL
- Is APPAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPAL worth?
- APPAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPAL mean?
- To fill someone with horror, dismay, or shock; the standard British spelling of appall.
- What letters can be added to APPAL?
- APPAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APPAL:
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