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Apprehending

a 1p 3p 3r 1e 1h 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of apprehend

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does apprehending mean?

verb

  1. get the meaning of something

    “Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?”

    Synonymsgrokget the picturecomprehendsavvydig

  2. take into custody

    “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”

    Synonymscollarnailarrestpick upnab

  3. anticipate with dread or anxiety

    Synonymsquail at

Definitions shown for apprehend, the base form of apprehending.

Is APPREHENDING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is APPREHENDING worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
a 1p 3p 3r 1e 1h 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

25 pts
a 1p 4p 4r 1e 1h 3e 1n 2d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

24 pts
a 1p 4p 4r 1e 1h 4e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
a 1p 3p 3r 1e 1h 3e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in APPREHENDING

Words that end like APPREHENDING

Common words that share the ending -ENDING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

recommendingcomprehendingcondescendingsuspendingattendingdependingextendingintendingspendingsendingendingdescendingpretendingappendingascendingdefendingimpendingoffendingamendingbendinglendingmendingpendingrending
All words ending in -ENDING

Apprehending: quick answers

Is APPREHENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. APPREHENDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is APPREHENDING worth?
APPREHENDING scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does apprehending mean?
apprehending is the present participle of apprehend, which means “get the meaning of something”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in APPREHENDING?
You can make 813 shorter words from APPREHENDING, such as EPIGRAPHED, APPREHEND, HAPPENING, PREHENDING. See the full list.