apply A₁P₃P₃L₁Y₄

APPLY is a familiar five-letter verb: you apply paint to a wall or apply a rule to a case. Its core sense is putting something to use or bringing it into contact with something else. The two Ps and four-point Y account for much of its 12-point rack total.

APPLY at a glance

• APPLY scores 12 points before any board-square bonuses.
• Each P is worth 3 points, while Y contributes 4.
• APPLY is both a Wordle answer and an allowed guess.
• It has no anagrams, but it has five one-letter neighbors.

What is the APPLY Scrabble score?

The APPLY Scrabble score is 12 points on a standard rack, before premium squares. A is worth 1, both Ps are worth 3 apiece, L adds 1, and Y contributes 4.

That makes Y the strongest tile in the word, while the doubled P supplies half the base score. The double P is the counting trap: score each P tile once, rather than treating the pair as one tile.

Use APPLY when an object or idea is put into operation: apply a coat of paint, apply a method, or apply pressure. Its definition also covers placing one thing against another.

What words are close to APPLY?

APPLY has no anagrams, even though its repeated P can make the letters look rearrangeable. Its five one-letter neighbors include APPLE, APTLY, and AMPLY; each changes just one position.

APPLY also rhymes with 12 words, including REPLY, SUPPLY, and COMPLY. They share the final -ply sound, but the rhyme group is not interchangeable in meaning: APPLY means to put something to use or place it against something.

In ordinary use, APPLY takes an object: apply paint, a method, or pressure. That matches its core sense of putting something to use or bringing it into contact with a surface; APPLY names an action, not a tool or material.

For Wordle, APPLY is an answer and an allowed guess, but that does not make it a strong opener by default: the two Ps repeat a letter and leave fewer distinct tiles for testing. The APPLY Scrabble score is a separate consideration, so choose the clue or game you are solving.