APPRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APPRESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APPRESS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPRESS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPRESS
No single letter turns APPRESS into another word.
How APPRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APPRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does APPRESS mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To press something close against another thing.
Appress is a rare verb of botany and biology that describes parts lying flat against a surface. Appressed hairs on a leaf, for instance, are hairs that appress along the stem instead of standing out.
How APPRESS is used
Appress is rare outside technical writing.
- The leaves appress tightly to the stem.
- Some hairs appress along the underside of the leaf.
- The animal would appress its ears against its head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APPRESS
The 7 tiles of APPRESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with APPRESS
5 longer words begin with APPRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in APPRESS
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Common questions about APPRESS
- Is APPRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPRESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPRESS worth?
- APPRESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPRESS mean?
- To press something close against another thing.
- What letters can be added to APPRESS?
- No single letter can be added to APPRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APPRESS:
Open APPRESS in the Word Finder