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What does apology mean? Is apology a Scrabble word?

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Is apology a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word apology is a Scrabble US word. The word apology is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is apology a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word apology is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is apology a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word apology is a Words With Friends word. The word apology is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

APOLOGY,

6-letter words (2 found)

APOLOG,GLOOPY,

5-letter words (9 found)

AGLOO,GALOP,GLOOP,GOOLY,GOOPY,LOOPY,OLOGY,PAOLO,PYGAL,

4-letter words (26 found)

AGLY,ALOO,GAOL,GAPO,GAPY,GLOP,GOAL,GOLP,GOOL,GOOP,GYAL,GYPO,LOGO,LOGY,LOOP,OPAL,PALY,PLAY,PLOY,POGO,POGY,POLO,POLY,POOL,YOGA,YOOP,

3-letter words (29 found)

AGO,ALP,APO,GAL,GAP,GAY,GOA,GOO,GOY,GYP,LAG,LAP,LAY,LOG,LOO,LOP,LOY,OOP,OPA,PAL,PAY,PLY,POA,POL,POO,PYA,YAG,YAP,YGO,

2-letter words (13 found)

AG,AL,AY,GO,LA,LO,OO,OP,OY,PA,PO,YA,YO,

You can make 80 words from apology according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apology

apology

Alternative forms

  • apologie (archaic)

Etymology

From French apologie, from Late Latin apologia, from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defence”), from ἀπολογοῦμαι (apologoûmai, “I speak in my defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), from ἀπό (apó, “from, off”) (see apo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech”). Doublet of apologia. By surface analysis, apo- +‎ -logy

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈpɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

apology (plural apologies)

  1. An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
  2. A formal justification, defence.
    Synonym: apologia
  3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.

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See also

  • remorse

Further reading

  • “apology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “apology”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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