Is APOLOGISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APOLOGISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APOLOGISES mean?
Apologises is a form of APOLOGISE.
- verb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
- verb
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
“I apologized for being late”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + O (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for APOLOGISES
APOLOGISES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from APOLOGISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apologies12
- apologise12
- spoilages12
- spoilage11
- apologs10
- epilogs10
- gapless10
- gaposis10
- gospels10
- soilages9
- espials9
- lapises9
- lipases9
- palsies9
- posoles9
- saloops9
- apolog9
- epilog9
- galops9
- gloops9
- gospel9
- gossip9
- plages9
- pogies9
- pogoes9
- glassie8
- glioses8
- glossae8
- goalies8
- goolies8
- isologs8
- ligases8
- loogies8
- ologies8
- silages8
- soilage8
- aslope8
- espial8
- lapses8
- lipase8
- paleos8
- paseos8
- passel8
- pilose8
- plisse8
- poises8
- poleis8
- polies8
- polios8
- posies8
- posole8
- saleps8
- saloop8
- sepals8
- sepias8
- slipes8
- sloops8
- slopes8
- spails8
- spales8
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