Scrabble Word Finder

APPREHENSIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points

Yes. APPREHENSIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.

a1p3p3r1e1h4e1n1s1i1v4e1
PlayableAPPREHENSIVE · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept APPREHENSIVE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.83
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.5%

Our own measure of how useful APPREHENSIVE is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for APPREHENSIVE

No single letter turns APPREHENSIVE into another word.

How APPREHENSIVE scores

Scrabble a1p3p3r1e1h4e1n1s1i1v4e1 22
Words with Friends a1p4p4r1e1h3e1n2s1i1v5e1 25

Face value of the 12 tiles in APPREHENSIVE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a19
p22
r16
e312
h12
n16
s14
i19
v12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APPREHENSIVE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with APPREHENSIVE

apprehensively27 apprehensivenes25

2 longer words begin with APPREHENSIVE.

Shorter words from the letters in APPREHENSIVE

prehensive18 prepensive17 reeveship17 haversine15 seraphine14 prepaves15 preshape15 sapphire15 enravish14 reshaven14 shivaree14 vanisher14 ensphere13 heparins13 insphere13 parishen13 pharisee13 prevenes13 seraphin13 sheepier13 sphairee13 prepense12 snappier12 enhearse11 inhearse11 sheenier11 veneries11 naperies10 peevish15 happens14 happier14 happies14 hippens14 perhaps14 prepave14 preship14 shippen14 shipper14 ashiver13 evanish13

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Common questions about APPREHENSIVE

Is APPREHENSIVE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPREHENSIVE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is APPREHENSIVE worth?
APPREHENSIVE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to APPREHENSIVE?
No single letter can be added to APPREHENSIVE to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of APPREHENSIVE:

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