Is APPREHENSIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPREHENSIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPREHENSIONS mean?
Apprehensions is a form of APPREHENSION.
- noun
fearful expectation or anticipation
“the student looked around the examination room with apprehension”
- noun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
“he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
- noun
painful expectation
- noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 13
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 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 APPREHENSIONS
APPREHENSIONS 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 APPREHENSIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- apprehension19
- pansophies17
- prophesies17
- prehensions16
- happiness16
- hoppiness16
- hornpipes16
- hosepipes16
- perhapses16
- preshapes16
- prophases16
- sapphires16
- prehension15
- hornpipe15
- hosepipe15
- preshape15
- preships15
- prophase15
- sapphire15
- shippens15
- shippers15
- shippons15
- shoppers15
- shoppier15
- snappish15
- paperiness14
- apheresis14
- aphorises14
- earphones14
- inspheres14
- nephroses14
- nephrosis14
- parsonish14
- pharisees14
- phoniness14
- phoresies14
- phrensies14
- happens14
- happier14
- hoppers14
- hoppier14
- perhaps14
- preship14
- shippen14
- shipper14
- shippon14
- shnapps14
- shopper14
- shoppes14
- nappiness13
- peperonis13
- periapses13
- aphonies13
- aphorise13
- earphone13
- heparins13
- insphere13
- nephrons13
- parishes13
- perishes13
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