APPREHEND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. APPREHEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
a1p3p3r1e1h4e1n1d2
PlayableAPPREHEND · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept APPREHEND?
| 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
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful APPREHEND is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPREHEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apprehendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPREHEND scores
Scrabble a1p3p3r1e1h4e1n1d2 17
Words with Friends a1p4p4r1e1h3e1n2d2 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in APPREHEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPREHEND has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with APPREHEND
3 longer words begin with APPREHEND.
Shorter words from the letters in APPREHEND
happened16 endpaper13 ephedra13 prehend13 papered12 parpend12 perpend12 happed14 happen13 hepper13 daphne12 harped12 heaped12 append11 dapper11 heaper11 napped11 parped11 peahen11 rapped11 repped11 adhere10 hander10 harden10 header10 hedera10 herden10 napper10 parpen10 rappee10 rappen10 neaped9 pander9 pardee9 peaned9 perned9 reaped9 repand9 paneer8 deaner7
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Common questions about APPREHEND
- Is APPREHEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPREHEND, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPREHEND worth?
- APPREHEND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to APPREHEND?
- APPREHEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of APPREHEND:
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