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Is apply a Scrabble word?

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

A1P3P3L1Y4

Is apply a Scrabble UK word?

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

A1P3P3L1Y4

Is apply a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word apply is a Words With Friends word. The word apply is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1P4P4L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

APPLY,

4-letter words (5 found)

PALP,PALY,PLAP,PLAY,YAPP,

3-letter words (10 found)

ALP,APP,LAP,LAY,PAL,PAP,PAY,PLY,PYA,YAP,

2-letter words (5 found)

AL,AY,LA,PA,YA,

You can make 21 words from apply according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of apply

apply

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English aplien, applien, from Old French applier, (French appliquer), from Latin applicō (“join, fix, or attach to”); from ad + plicō (“fold, twist together”). See applicant, ply.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈplaɪ/
    • (US, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [əˈplaɪ]
    • (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): [əˈplɑj]
    • (Canada) IPA(key): [əˈplaɪ]
      • (dialectal) IPA(key): [əˈpləj]
    • (General Australian) IPA(key): [əˈplɑɪ]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Hyphenation: ap‧ply

Verb

apply (third-person singular simple present applies, present participle applying, simple past and past participle applied)

  1. (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
  2. (transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
    Synonyms: appropriate, devote, use
  3. (transitive) To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant.
  4. (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention.
    Synonyms: attach, incline
  5. (reflexive) To work diligently and attentively.
  6. (transitive, usually reflexive) To address oneself; to refer.
  7. (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
  8. (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant.
  9. (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
  10. (obsolete) To visit.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: aplay
Translations

Etymology 2

From apple +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæp(ə)li/

Adjective

apply (comparative more apply, superlative most apply)

  2. Alternative spelling of appley.

References

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

Anagrams

  • lappy

Source: wiktionary.org