192 words come out when you unscramble APPROVALS, starting with APPROVALS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is APPROVAL, 15 points. The 9 letters split into 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from APPROVALS by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 2 with 7, 16 with 6, 50 with 5, 60 with 4, 50 with 3 and 12 with 2.
APPROVAL is the only one of the 8-letter words made with APPROVALS letters; it scores 15 points.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble APPROVALS, PARVO and VAPOR tie for first at 10 points. SOLAR, POLAR and PROPS are everyday picks.
PAVS scores highest among the 4-letter words in APPROVALS at 9 points, ahead of APPS and PALP on 8. ALSO, ORAL and SOAP are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with APPROVALS letters is PAV, 8 points; APP and PAP on 7 follow. PRO, POP and SPA are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of APPROVALS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AP · ending in LS · all 9-letter words
What APPROVALS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. APPROVALS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPROVALS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 192) | 144 | 190 | 128 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: VORPAL, APPROS, APPRO, LAVRAS, ORVALS, PARPS, PAVS, PLAPS, VARSAL, LAVRA, ORVAL, PARP and 36 more, 48 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ALVARS, ALVAR, APPS, APP, PALSA, APOS, OPAS, APO, OPA, POS, AROS, PO and 2 more, 14 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: LARPS and LARP, 2 in all.