APPRAISAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. APPRAISAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPRAISAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPRAISAL is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPRAISAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
appraisalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPRAISAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in APPRAISAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPRAISAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does APPRAISAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An assessment of the value, quality or performance of someone or something.
A house gets an appraisal before sale, and an employee gets a yearly appraisal at work. Either way the appraisal is a formal judgment made by someone qualified to give it.
How APPRAISAL is used
The noun appraisal is common in property, insurance and workplace contexts.
- The bank ordered an appraisal of the house.
- Her annual appraisal was very positive.
- The critic offered a sober appraisal of the film.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPRAISAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APPRAISAL
1 longer words begin with APPRAISAL.
Shorter words from the letters in APPRAISAL
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Common questions about APPRAISAL
- Is APPRAISAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPRAISAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPRAISAL worth?
- APPRAISAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPRAISAL mean?
- An assessment of the value, quality or performance of someone or something.
- What letters can be added to APPRAISAL?
- APPRAISAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APPRAISAL:
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