Is APPREHENDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPREHENDED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPREHENDED mean?
- adjective
fully understood or grasped
“dangers not yet appreciated”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 20 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 APPREHENDED
APPREHENDED 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 APPREHENDED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apprehend17
- happened16
- perpended15
- appended14
- happed14
- adherend13
- endpaper13
- hardened13
- ephedra13
- happen13
- hepper13
- pandered12
- adhered12
- headend12
- papered12
- perpend12
- redhead12
- daphne12
- dapped12
- harped12
- heaped12
- append11
- dapper11
- handed11
- headed11
- heaper11
- heeded11
- herded11
- napped11
- peahen11
- peeped11
- rapped11
- repped11
- deadener10
- endeared10
- preened10
- preneed10
- adhere10
- depend10
- draped10
- hander10
- harden10
- header10
- heeder10
- napper10
- padder10
- peeper10
- pended10
- rappee10
- rappen10
- haded10
- raphe10
- deepen9
- deeper9
- pander9
- pardee9
- peened9
- peered9
- reaped9
- repand9
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