Is APT a Scrabble word?
Yes. APT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
Adjective 3 meanings
Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
“an apt metaphor”
Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
“a pupil apt to learn”
Etymology
From Old French apte, from Latin aptus (“suitable, fitting”). Either from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”) (compare with Greek ἅπτειν (áptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”)) or from *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”).
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APT at a glance
APT has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + P 3 + T 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #11,161 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -APT
More endings- ADAPT8
- LEAPT7
- RAPT6
- INAPT7
- CHAPT12
- TRAPT7
- READAPT10
- WRAPT10
- UNAPT7
- ENRAPT8
- COAPT9
- SWAPT10
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