APSE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. APSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APSE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APSE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in APSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about APSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A semicircular or polygonal recess, usually with a vaulted or domed roof, projecting from a building, especially at the east end of a church.
An apse is the rounded or many-sided bulge that closes off the end of a church behind the altar, giving the space a curved rather than a flat wall. The form comes from Roman public buildings and was carried into church architecture, where the apse often holds the seats of the clergy and, later, elaborate mosaics or paintings.
How APSE is used
A standard term in architecture and art history, used when describing churches, basilicas, and similar buildings.
- Sunlight fell through a small window high in the apse.
- The mosaic in the apse showed Christ enthroned among the saints.
- Pilgrims gathered near the apse to view the relics kept there.
- The architect added a rounded apse at the eastern end of the chapel.
- From outside, the apse formed a rounded bulge against the plain nave wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APSE
The 4 tiles of APSE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with APSE
1 longer words begin with APSE.
Words ending in APSE
9 words end in APSE. Useful as a back hook: play APSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with APSE inside
Showing 24 of 30 words that contain APSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with APSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APSE
Common questions about APSE
- Is APSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APSE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APSE worth?
- APSE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APSE mean?
- A semicircular or polygonal recess, usually with a vaulted or domed roof, projecting from a building, especially at the east end of a church.
- What letters can be added to APSE?
- APSE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of APSE:
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