Definition of apostrophe

"apostrophe" in the noun sense

1. apostrophe

address to an absent or imaginary person

2. apostrophe

the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

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apostrophe in Scrabble®

The word apostrophe is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters apostrophe:

APOSTROPHE
(162)
APOSTROPHE
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

apposer, earshot, hapters, hoppers, opposer, papoose, perhaps, poopers, poorest, pothers, prophet, propose, reshoot, seaport, shooter, shopper, soother, stooper, stopper, strophe, tappers, teashop, tephras, toppers, toprope

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word apostrophe

APOSTROPHE
(162)
APOSTROPHE
(162)
APOSTROPHE
(108)
APOSTROPHE
(108)
APOSTROPHE
(72)
APOSTROPHE
(72)
APOSTROPHE
(68)
APOSTROPHE
(68)
APOSTROPHE
(68)
APOSTROPHE
(68)
APOSTROPHE
(66)
APOSTROPHE
(63)
APOSTROPHE
(60)
APOSTROPHE
(54)
APOSTROPHE
(54)
APOSTROPHE
(50)
APOSTROPHE
(44)
APOSTROPHE
(44)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(42)
APOSTROPHE
(40)
APOSTROPHE
(38)
APOSTROPHE
(38)
APOSTROPHE
(38)
APOSTROPHE
(38)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(34)
APOSTROPHE
(34)
APOSTROPHE
(29)
APOSTROPHE
(27)
APOSTROPHE
(25)
APOSTROPHE
(24)
APOSTROPHE
(24)
APOSTROPHE
(23)
APOSTROPHE
(23)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(20)
APOSTROPHE
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In apostrophe

APOSTROPHE
(162)
APOSTROPHE
(162)
APOSTROPHE
(108)
APOSTROPHE
(108)
HOPPERS
(106 = 56 + 50)
PERHAPS
(106 = 56 + 50)
SHOPPER
(106 = 56 + 50)
PROPHET
(106 = 56 + 50)
PERHAPS
(104 = 54 + 50)
HOPPERS
(104 = 54 + 50)
SHOPPER
(104 = 54 + 50)
PROPHET
(104 = 54 + 50)
PERHAPS
(104 = 54 + 50)
PERHAPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOPPER
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOPPERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOPPER
(101 = 51 + 50)
PERHAPS
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOPPERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
PROPHET
(101 = 51 + 50)
HOPPERS
(101 = 51 + 50)
PROPHET
(101 = 51 + 50)
PROPHET
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHOPPER
(101 = 51 + 50)
STROPHE
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(98 = 48 + 50)
POTHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(98 = 48 + 50)
POTHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
POTHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(98 = 48 + 50)
HAPTERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEASHOP
(98 = 48 + 50)
TEASHOP
(98 = 48 + 50)
HAPTERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
STROPHE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SHOPPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
PERHAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
PERHAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOPPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
TEASHOP
(95 = 45 + 50)
HAPTERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOPPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
PERHAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
PERHAPS
(95 = 45 + 50)
PROPHET
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOPPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
PROPHET
(95 = 45 + 50)
PROPHET
(95 = 45 + 50)
PROPHET
(95 = 45 + 50)
STROPHE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHOPPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHOPPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
HOPPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHOPPER
(95 = 45 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(95 = 45 + 50)
POTHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
TOPROPE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SHOPPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TAPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
APPOSER
(94 = 44 + 50)
POOPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOPPERS
(94 = 44 + 50)
STOPPER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROPHET
(94 = 44 + 50)
OPPOSER
(94 = 44 + 50)
PROPOSE
(94 = 44 + 50)
SOOTHER
(92 = 42 + 50)
POOPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
APPOSER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPHET
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPOSER
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TAPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PERHAPS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
OPPOSER
(92 = 42 + 50)
APPOSER
(92 = 42 + 50)
STOPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHOOTER
(92 = 42 + 50)
EARSHOT
(92 = 42 + 50)
STOPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
POOPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
POOPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TAPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPROPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
STOPPER
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOOT
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPROPE
(92 = 42 + 50)
HOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOOT
(92 = 42 + 50)
PROPOSE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TAPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOPPERS
(92 = 42 + 50)
RESHOOT
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHOOTER
(90 = 40 + 50)
HOPPERS
(90 = 40 + 50)
STROPHE
(90 = 40 + 50)
TEASHOP
(90 = 40 + 50)
PERHAPS
(90 = 40 + 50)
SOOTHER
(90 = 40 + 50)
SHOPPER
(90 = 40 + 50)
EARSHOT
(90 = 40 + 50)
POTHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
POTHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
POTHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
POTHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
POTHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
STROPHE
(89 = 39 + 50)
TEASHOP
(89 = 39 + 50)
HAPTERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
PROPHET
(88 = 38 + 50)
HAPTERS
(88 = 38 + 50)
TEASHOP
(88 = 38 + 50)
HOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOOTHER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POOREST
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEAPORT
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
POOPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEAPORT
(86 = 36 + 50)
EARSHOT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STROPHE
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEPHRAS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PERHAPS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
HOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
APPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPROPE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHOOTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAPPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPHET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPHET
(86 = 36 + 50)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
HAPTERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
PROPOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
POTHERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
POOPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
HAPTERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOPPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
POOREST
(86 = 36 + 50)
STOOPER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OPPOSER
(86 = 36 + 50)

apostrophe in Words With Friends™

The word apostrophe is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters apostrophe:

APOSTROPHE
(198)
APOSTROPHE
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

apposer, earshot, hapters, hoppers, opposer, papoose, perhaps, poopers, poorest, pothers, prophet, propose, reshoot, seaport, shooter, shopper, soother, stooper, stopper, strophe, tappers, teashop, tephras, toppers, toprope

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word apostrophe

APOSTROPHE
(198)
APOSTROPHE
(198)
APOSTROPHE
(120)
APOSTROPHE
(120)
APOSTROPHE
(88)
APOSTROPHE
(88)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(78)
APOSTROPHE
(76)
APOSTROPHE
(76)
APOSTROPHE
(76)
APOSTROPHE
(72)
APOSTROPHE
(72)
APOSTROPHE
(66)
APOSTROPHE
(56)
APOSTROPHE
(56)
APOSTROPHE
(52)
APOSTROPHE
(52)
APOSTROPHE
(52)
APOSTROPHE
(44)
APOSTROPHE
(44)
APOSTROPHE
(40)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(36)
APOSTROPHE
(28)
APOSTROPHE
(27)
APOSTROPHE
(27)
APOSTROPHE
(26)
APOSTROPHE
(23)
APOSTROPHE
(23)
APOSTROPHE
(23)
APOSTROPHE
(22)
APOSTROPHE
(22)
APOSTROPHE
(22)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(21)
APOSTROPHE
(20)
APOSTROPHE
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In apostrophe

APOSTROPHE
(198)
APOSTROPHE
(198)
PERHAPS
(122 = 87 + 35)
HOPPERS
(122 = 87 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(122 = 87 + 35)
SHOPPER
(122 = 87 + 35)
APOSTROPHE
(120)
APOSTROPHE
(120)
TEASHOP
(113 = 78 + 35)
HAPTERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
PROPHET
(110 = 75 + 35)
PROPHET
(110 = 75 + 35)
PROPHET
(110 = 75 + 35)
HOPPERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
HOPPERS
(110 = 75 + 35)
PERHAPS
(110 = 75 + 35)
SHOPPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
SHOPPER
(110 = 75 + 35)
TAPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
APPOSER
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPOSER
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOPPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
POOPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOPPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
SHOPPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPHET
(104 = 69 + 35)
STOPPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
APPOSER
(104 = 69 + 35)
POOPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPHET
(104 = 69 + 35)
HOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SHOPPER
(104 = 69 + 35)
HOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPHET
(104 = 69 + 35)
POOPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TAPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPHET
(104 = 69 + 35)
TAPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERHAPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOPPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERHAPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERHAPS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOPROPE
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOPROPE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PROPOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
OPPOSER
(104 = 69 + 35)
STROPHE
(101 = 66 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(101 = 66 + 35)
POTHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
STOPPER
(98 = 63 + 35)
SHOPPER
(98 = 63 + 35)
POOPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TAPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROPOSE
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROPOSE
(98 = 63 + 35)
TOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERHAPS
(98 = 63 + 35)
STOPPER
(98 = 63 + 35)
HOPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
POOPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PERHAPS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PROPOSE
(98 = 63 + 35)
OPPOSER
(98 = 63 + 35)
APPOSER
(98 = 63 + 35)
POOPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
TAPPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(98 = 63 + 35)
TOPROPE
(98 = 63 + 35)
SHOPPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOPPERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHOPPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
POTHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHOPPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(95 = 60 + 35)
STOOPER
(95 = 60 + 35)
PROPHET
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEASHOP
(95 = 60 + 35)
PROPHET
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOPPERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
STROPHE
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(95 = 60 + 35)
POTHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
POTHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEAPORT
(95 = 60 + 35)
SEAPORT
(95 = 60 + 35)
POOREST
(95 = 60 + 35)
HOPPERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERHAPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERHAPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
PROPHET
(95 = 60 + 35)
PERHAPS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHOPPER
(92 = 57 + 35)
HOPPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
PERHAPS
(92 = 57 + 35)
HAPTERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SEAPORT
(89 = 54 + 35)
POTHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
POOREST
(89 = 54 + 35)
STROPHE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 54 + 35)
POTHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SEAPORT
(89 = 54 + 35)
APOSTROPHE
(88)
APOSTROPHE
(88)
TOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
TAPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROPOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROPOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
POOPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
APPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
TAPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
APPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
STOPPER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOPROPE
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOPROPE
(87 = 52 + 35)
STOPPER
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
OPPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
POOPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
TAPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
STOPPER
(87 = 52 + 35)
PROPOSE
(87 = 52 + 35)
POOPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOPROPE
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
APPOSER
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOPPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOOTHER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PERHAPS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 51 + 35)
HOPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROPHET
(86 = 51 + 35)
HOPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
STOPPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESHOOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROPHET
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHOPPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TAPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
RESHOOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
APPOSER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROPHET
(86 = 51 + 35)
PERHAPS
(86 = 51 + 35)
TOPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHOPPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
APPOSER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHOOTER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PAPOOSE
(86 = 51 + 35)
HOPPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
POOPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPPOSER
(86 = 51 + 35)
OPPOSER
(86 = 51 + 35)
PROPOSE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TOPROPE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SHOPPER
(86 = 51 + 35)
TOPROPE
(86 = 51 + 35)
EARSHOT
(86 = 51 + 35)
HOPPER
(84)
PAPERS
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
APOSTROPHE
(84)
POPEST
(84)
STROPHE
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
STROPHE
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(83 = 48 + 35)
STROPHE
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
POTHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
POTHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
STROPHE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
POTHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
POTHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
STROPHE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEPHRAS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HAPTERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEASHOP
(83 = 48 + 35)
HOPPERS
(81 = 46 + 35)
PERHAPS
(81 = 46 + 35)

Words within the letters of apostrophe

2 letter words in apostrophe (16 words)

8 letter words in apostrophe (4 words)

10 letter words in apostrophe (1 word)

apostrophe + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence apostrophe

Words that start with apostrophe (2 words)

Words with apostrophe in them (1 word)

Words that end with apostrophe (1 word)

Word Growth involving apostrophe

Shorter words in apostrophe

os post

he strophe

strop strophe

Longer words containing apostrophe

apostrophes