APPUY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. APPUY 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept APPUY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APPUY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APPUY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
appuysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APPUY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APPUY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What stands out about APPUY
- The letters of APPUY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APPUY mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To give firm support to something or someone, especially in a military or riding sense.
Appuy comes from the French appui, meaning a prop or a leaning point, and English writers borrowed it for the act of backing up troops, a position, or a rider's contact with a horse. The word never became common outside older and specialist writing, and modern English usually reaches for support or back up instead. It survives chiefly as a historical curiosity in word lists rather than in current prose.
How APPUY is used
Archaic; found in older military and equestrian writing rather than in modern usage.
- The reserve troops moved forward to appuy the weakened line.
- A skilled rider learns to appuy the horse gently through the reins.
- Old manuals describe how cavalry should appuy an advancing column.
- The general ordered a second regiment to appuy the flank.
- She used a firm hand to appuy the young horse through the turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APPUY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APPUY
3 longer words begin with APPUY.
Shorter words from the letters in APPUY
Common questions about APPUY
- Is APPUY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APPUY is not in it.
- How many points is APPUY worth?
- APPUY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APPUY mean?
- To give firm support to something or someone, especially in a military or riding sense.
- What letters can be added to APPUY?
- APPUY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APPUY:
Open APPUY in the Word Finder