APPLIED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. APPLIED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPLIED?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPLIED is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPLIED
No single letter turns APPLIED into another word.
How APPLIED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APPLIED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does APPLIED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Put to practical use rather than studied only in theory.
Applied fields take ideas from pure study and use them to solve real problems. A degree in applied mathematics, for example, aims at engineering and industry. The word is the opposite in spirit of pure or theoretical work.
How APPLIED is used
Used before nouns such as science, art or mathematics.
- She studied applied physics at university.
- Applied research can lead directly to new products.
- He chose an applied course because he wanted a practical career.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPLIED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APPLIED
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Common questions about APPLIED
- Is APPLIED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPLIED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPLIED worth?
- APPLIED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPLIED mean?
- Put to practical use rather than studied only in theory.
- What letters can be added to APPLIED?
- No single letter can be added to APPLIED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APPLIED:
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