APSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. APSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APSIS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APSIS
No single letter turns APSIS into another word.
How APSIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in APSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does APSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In astronomy, either of the two points in an orbit where a body is closest to or farthest from the object it orbits.
An apsis marks an extreme of distance rather than a fixed location in space, so a planet or satellite passes through its nearer apsis and its farther apsis once during every full orbit. Astronomers give these two points more specific names depending on what is being orbited: perihelion and aphelion for objects circling the sun, perigee and apogee for objects circling the earth. The line connecting the two points, called the line of apsides, helps describe the overall shape and orientation of an elliptical orbit. The word apsis is unrelated to the similarly spelled apse, the domed recess found in church architecture, despite a shared origin in the idea of an arch or vault.
How APSIS is used
A technical term confined to astronomy and orbital mechanics.
- The comet reaches its nearest apsis to the sun every seventy-six years.
- Astronomers calculated the satellite's far apsis with great precision.
- The orbit's two apsis points had shifted slightly after the flyby.
- Mission planners timed the maneuver to occur near the low apsis.
- Each apsis of the moon's orbit brings a slightly different tidal effect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APSIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APSIS
The 5 tiles of APSIS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in APSIS
6 words end in APSIS. Useful as a back hook: play APSIS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in APSIS
Common questions about APSIS
- Is APSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APSIS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APSIS worth?
- APSIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APSIS mean?
- In astronomy, either of the two points in an orbit where a body is closest to or farthest from the object it orbits.
- What letters can be added to APSIS?
- No single letter can be added to APSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of APSIS:
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