APPRO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. APPRO is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept APPRO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPRO is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
approsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPRO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APPRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does APPRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Approval, especially in the phrase on appro, meaning goods sent for trial before purchase.
Appro shortens approval the way memo shortens memorandum, clipping a longer word for everyday speech. Shops that sell on appro let a customer take goods home and decide later whether to keep or return them, a practice especially familiar in British retail slang. The clipped form appears almost always inside the fixed phrase on appro rather than standing alone.
How APPRO is used
Informal British clipping, used almost exclusively in the phrase on appro.
- The shop sent the coat home with her on appro.
- He took the television on appro before deciding to buy it.
- Goods bought on appro can usually be returned within a week.
- The catalogue offered every item on appro to regular customers.
- She sent the ring back after a week of appro.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APPRO
Showing 24 of 67 words that begin with APPRO.
Words with APPRO inside
Showing 24 of 58 words that contain APPRO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with APPRO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APPRO
Common questions about APPRO
- Is APPRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APPRO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APPRO worth?
- APPRO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPRO mean?
- Approval, especially in the phrase on appro, meaning goods sent for trial before purchase.
- What letters can be added to APPRO?
- APPRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APPRO:
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