APT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. APT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How APT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in APT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about APT
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 APT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Suitable in the circumstances.
Apt does two jobs that pull in different directions: an apt remark is well chosen, while being apt to do something means likely to. The second is the older of the two and now sounds slightly formal, which is why they rarely appear on the same page.
How APT is used
Before and after the noun. Apt to takes an infinitive.
- An apt comparison, and nobody thanked him for it.
- She is apt to say what everybody is thinking.
- The quotation was apt and badly timed.
- The word apt means well chosen and also likely.
- He is apt to forget and apt at remembering the wrong things.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of APT
The 3 tiles of APT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with APT
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with APT.
Words ending in APT
Showing 24 of 30 words that end in APT. Useful as a back hook: play APT onto a word already on the board.
Words with APT inside
Showing 24 of 361 words that contain APT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with APT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in APT
Common questions about APT
- Is APT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APT worth?
- APT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APT mean?
- Suitable in the circumstances.
- What letters can be added to APT?
- APT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of APT:
Open APT in the Word Finder