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Is apogee a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word apogee is a Scrabble US word. The word apogee is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is apogee a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word apogee is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word apogee is a Words With Friends word. The word apogee is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

APOGEE,

5-letter words (1 found)

PEAGE,

4-letter words (7 found)

AGEE,GAPE,GAPO,GEEP,OGEE,PAGE,PEAG,

3-letter words (17 found)

AGE,AGO,APE,APO,EGO,GAE,GAP,GEE,GEO,GOA,GOE,OPA,OPE,PEA,PEE,PEG,POA,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AG,EA,EE,GO,OE,OP,PA,PE,PO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 37 words from apogee according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apogee

apogee

Alternative forms

  • apogée

Etymology

From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/

Noun

apogee (plural apogees)

  1. (astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
  2. (astronomy, more generally) The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
  3. (possibly archaic outside astrology) The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
  4. (figuratively) The highest point.

Synonyms

  • (point in an orbit): apocenter, apoapsis, apsis
  • (highest point or state): acme, culmination, pinnacle, zenith, climax
  • See also Thesaurus:apex

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "a point in an orbit"): periapsis
  • (antonym(s) of "a point in an orbit around the Earth"): perigee
  • (antonym(s) of "highest point"): nadir, perigee
    perigee is the etymological antonym (from Ancient Greek).

Derived terms

Related terms

  • (astronomy): see apoapsis

Translations

Latin

Adjective

apogēe

  1. vocative masculine singular of apogēus

Source: wiktionary.org