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What does applaud mean? Is applaud a Scrabble word?

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Is applaud a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word applaud is a Scrabble US word. The word applaud is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is applaud a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word applaud is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is applaud a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word applaud is a Words With Friends word. The word applaud is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

APPLAUD,

6-letter words (1 found)

PAPULA,

5-letter words (3 found)

APPAL,PAPAL,PUPAL,

4-letter words (16 found)

ALAP,AULA,AULD,DAAL,DUAL,LAUD,PAAL,PALP,PAPA,PAUA,PAUL,PLAP,PULA,PULP,PUPA,UDAL,

3-letter words (19 found)

AAL,ALA,ALP,ALU,APP,AUA,DAL,DAP,DUP,LAD,LAP,LUD,PAD,PAL,PAP,PLU,PUD,PUL,PUP,

2-letter words (7 found)

AA,AD,AL,DA,LA,PA,UP,

You can make 47 words from applaud according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of applaud

applaud

Etymology

From Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈplɔːd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈplɔd/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /əˈplɑd/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːd
  • Rhymes: -ɒd

Noun

applaud (plural applauds)

  1. (obsolete) Applause; applauding.
  2. (obsolete) Plaudit.

Related terms

  • applause

Verb

applaud (third-person singular simple present applauds, present participle applauding, simple past and past participle applauded)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.

Synonyms

  • beclap

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Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org