APTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. APTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept APTEROUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful APTEROUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for APTEROUS
No single letter turns APTEROUS into another word.
How APTEROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in APTEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about APTEROUS
- All 8 letters of APTEROUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does APTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having no wings.
Apterous is used mainly of insects that never develop wings, such as fleas, lice and silverfish. The same idea applies in botany to a stem or seed without winglike edges. Biologists separate apterous kinds from those that fly.
How APTEROUS is used
A technical adjective in zoology and botany.
- The flea is an apterous insect.
- Some ants are apterous for most of their lives.
- An apterous seed drops straight down rather than drifting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of APTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in APTEROUS
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Common questions about APTEROUS
- Is APTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts APTEROUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is APTEROUS worth?
- APTEROUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does APTEROUS mean?
- Having no wings.
- What letters can be added to APTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to APTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of APTEROUS:
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