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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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Valid words made from Apply

You can make 21 words from 'apply' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.


5 letters words from 'apply'

APPLY 12 

4 letters words from 'apply'

PALP 8PALY 9
PLAP 8PLAY 9
YAPP 11 

3 letters words from 'apply'

ALP 5APP 7
LAP 5LAY 6
PAL 5PAP 7
PAY 8PLY 8
PYA 8YAP 8

2 letters words from 'apply'

AL 2AY 5
LA 2PA 4
YA 5 

All 5 letters words made out of apply

apply paply apply paply ppaly ppaly aplpy palpy alppy lappy plapy lpapy aplpy palpy alppy lappy plapy lpapy pplay pplay plpay lppay plpay lppay appyl papyl appyl papyl ppayl ppayl apypl paypl ayppl yappl pyapl ypapl apypl paypl ayppl yappl pyapl ypapl ppyal ppyal pypal yppal pypal yppal aplyp palyp alpyp lapyp playp lpayp apylp paylp ayplp yaplp pyalp ypalp alypp laypp aylpp yalpp lyapp ylapp plyap lpyap pylap yplap lypap ylpap aplyp palyp alpyp lapyp playp lpayp apylp paylp ayplp yaplp pyalp ypalp alypp laypp aylpp yalpp lyapp ylapp plyap lpyap pylap yplap lypap ylpap pplya pplya plpya lppya plpya lppya ppyla ppyla pypla yppla pypla yppla plypa lpypa pylpa yplpa lyppa ylppa plypa lpypa pylpa yplpa lyppa ylppa

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word apply. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in apply.

Definitions and meaning of apply

apply

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/
  • 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 relative
  4. (transitive) To put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention
    Synonyms: attach, incline
  5. (transitive) To to address; to refer; generally used reflexively.
  6. (intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
  7. (intransitive) To pertain or be relevant to a specified individual or group.
  8. (obsolete) To busy; to keep at work; to ply.
    • She was no less skillful in applying his humours.
  9. (obsolete) To visit.
Related terms
Descendants
  • → Cebuano: aplay
Translations

Etymology 2

apple +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæp(ə)li/

Adjective

apply (comparative more apply, superlative most apply)

  1. Alternative spelling of appley

References

  • apply in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • lappy

Source: wiktionary.org
  • to bring to bear.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)