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Is APPEALING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, APPEALING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does APPEALING mean?

  1. adjective

    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

    “He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology”

  2. adjective

    (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings

    “the sympathetic characters in the play”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

14

Scrabble

19

Words With Friends

9

Letters

A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 APPEALING

APPEALING 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.

Anagrams of APPEALING

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from APPEALING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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