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What does apologize mean? Is apologize a Scrabble word?

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Is apologize a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word apologize is a Scrabble US word. The word apologize is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

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Is apologize a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word apologize is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

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Is apologize a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word apologize is a Words With Friends word. The word apologize is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

APOLOGIZE,

7-letter words (1 found)

ZOOGLEA,

6-letter words (11 found)

APOLOG,EPILOG,EPIZOA,GOALIE,GOOLIE,LEIPOA,LOOGIE,PAIGLE,POZOLE,ZIPOLA,ZOOEAL,

5-letter words (30 found)

AGILE,AGLOO,AIZLE,APIOL,AZOLE,GALOP,GAZOO,GLAZE,GLOOP,GLOZE,GOLPE,IGAPO,IGLOO,LOGIA,LOGIE,LOGOI,LOIPE,LOOIE,OLPAE,PAGLE,PAOLI,PAOLO,PIEZO,PILAE,PILAO,PILEA,PLAGE,POLIO,ZOEAL,ZOOEA,

4-letter words (58 found)

AGIO,ALOE,ALOO,EGAL,GALE,GAOL,GAPE,GAPO,GAZE,GEAL,GILA,GLEI,GLIA,GLOP,GOAL,GOEL,GOLE,GOLP,GOOL,GOOP,ILEA,LAZE,LAZO,LEAP,LIPA,LIPE,LIPO,LOGE,LOGO,LOOP,LOPE,OGLE,OLEA,OLEO,OLIO,OLPE,OOZE,OPAL,PAGE,PAIL,PALE,PALI,PEAG,PEAL,PELA,PIAL,PILA,PILE,PIZE,PLEA,PLIE,POGO,POLE,POLO,POOL,ZEAL,ZILA,ZOEA,

3-letter words (60 found)

AGE,AGO,AIL,ALE,ALP,APE,APO,AZO,EGO,GAE,GAL,GAP,GEL,GEO,GIE,GIO,GIP,GOA,GOE,GOO,LAG,LAP,LEA,LEG,LEI,LEP,LEZ,LIE,LIG,LIP,LOG,LOO,LOP,OIL,OLE,OOP,OPA,OPE,PAL,PEA,PEG,PEL,PIA,PIE,PIG,POA,POI,POL,POO,POZ,ZAG,ZAP,ZEA,ZEL,ZEP,ZIG,ZIP,ZOA,ZOL,ZOO,

2-letter words (23 found)

AE,AG,AI,AL,EA,EL,GI,GO,IO,LA,LI,LO,OE,OI,OO,OP,PA,PE,PI,PO,ZA,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 185 words from apologize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apologize

apologize

Alternative forms

  • apologise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

apology +‎ -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈpɒləd͡ʒaɪz/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/

Verb

apologize (third-person singular simple present apologizes, present participle apologizing, simple past and past participle apologized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      Today I want to apologize to my co-workers.
  2. (intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
  3. (intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

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References

  • “apologize”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Portuguese

Verb

apologize

  1. inflection of apologizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org