APPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. APPLE 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 APPLE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPLE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about APPLE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APPLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A round fruit with firm, crisp flesh and a thin skin, typically ranging from green to red, that grows on a tree of the rose family.
An apple grows on a tree that needs a period of cold weather each year to produce fruit reliably, which is why orchards cluster in temperate regions rather than the tropics. People eat an apple raw, bake it into pies, press it for juice or cider, or dry it for storage, making it one of the most versatile fruits grown worldwide. Thousands of apple varieties exist, differing in sweetness, texture, and color, from the tart green Granny Smith to the sweet red Fuji.
How APPLE is used
An everyday word for the fruit itself and, informally, for the tree that produces it, as in an apple orchard.
- She packed an apple in her lunch every day.
- The orchard grew several varieties of apple.
- He bit into the crisp apple with a loud crunch.
- The recipe called for two peeled and sliced apples.
- Farmers pressed the apple harvest into fresh cider.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APPLE
The 5 tiles of APPLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with APPLE
16 longer words begin with APPLE.
Words ending in APPLE
14 words end in APPLE. Useful as a back hook: play APPLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with APPLE inside
21 words contain APPLE in the middle. Words that start with APPLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APPLE
Common questions about APPLE
- Is APPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPLE worth?
- APPLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPLE mean?
- A round fruit with firm, crisp flesh and a thin skin, typically ranging from green to red, that grows on a tree of the rose family.
- What letters can be added to APPLE?
- APPLE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APPLE:
Open APPLE in the Word Finder