APRAXIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. APRAXIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APRAXIA?
| 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 APRAXIA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APRAXIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
apraxiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APRAXIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in APRAXIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,765 thousand.
What stands out about APRAXIA
- APRAXIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APRAXIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A neurological condition in which a person cannot carry out purposeful movements despite having the strength and wish to do so.
With apraxia the muscles work but the brain fails to plan the sequence of movements. It differs from paralysis, because nothing is wrong with the limbs themselves. Speech apraxia affects the planning of words in the same way.
How APRAXIA is used
A medical term, often seen after a stroke or brain injury.
- After the stroke he developed apraxia and struggled to use a fork.
- Apraxia of speech makes it hard to shape words.
- The therapist worked with her on apraxia exercises.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APRAXIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with APRAXIA
1 longer words begin with APRAXIA.
Shorter words from the letters in APRAXIA
Common questions about APRAXIA
- Is APRAXIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APRAXIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APRAXIA worth?
- APRAXIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APRAXIA mean?
- A neurological condition in which a person cannot carry out purposeful movements despite having the strength and wish to do so.
- What letters can be added to APRAXIA?
- APRAXIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of APRAXIA:
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