APPRISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. APPRISE 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 APPRISE?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPRISE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPRISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPRISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APPRISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does APPRISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To inform someone about something.
To apprise a person is to give them the facts they need, usually followed by of. It is easily confused with appraise, which means to judge value, so apprise belongs in sentences about passing on news.
How APPRISE is used
Apprise is formal and common in business and legal writing.
- Please apprise me of any change in the schedule.
- The lawyer will apprise you of your rights.
- I must apprise the board of this problem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPRISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APPRISE
The 7 tiles of APPRISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with APPRISE
4 longer words begin with APPRISE.
Shorter words from the letters in APPRISE
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Common questions about APPRISE
- Is APPRISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPRISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPRISE worth?
- APPRISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPRISE mean?
- To inform someone about something.
- What letters can be added to APPRISE?
- APPRISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APPRISE:
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