What APPROACHES Means
APPROACHES is a form of APPROACH, which means:
- noun: ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation“his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons”
- noun: the act of drawing spatially closer to something“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”
- verb: move towards“We were approaching our destination”
- verb: come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character“This borders on discrimination!”
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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
APPROACHES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 P3 P3 R1 O1 A1 C3 H4 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In APPROACHES
577 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (3)
8 letter words (8)
7 letter words (29)
APACHESAPOCARPAPPEACHAPPEARSAPPOSERCAPPERSCARHOPSCHEAPOSCHOPPERCHOREASCOPPERSCOPPRASCOPRAHSEPARCHSEPOCHASHOPPERSORACHESPARAPHSPARCHESPERHAPSPOACHERPOACHESPOPERASPORCHESROACHESROSACEASCHAPPESHOEPACSHOPPER
6 letter words (90)
ACHARSAHORSEAPACHEAPPEARAPPOSEAPPROSARCHESAREACHARECASAREPASAROHASASHORECAESARCAPERSCAPPERCARAPSCARHOPCHAPESCHARASCHARESCHASERCHEAPOCHEAPSCHOREACHORESCOARSECOPERSCOPPERCOPPRACOPRAHCOPRASCORPSECOSHERCRAPESEPARCHEPHORSEPOCHAEPOCHSESCARPESCHARHEPARSHOARSEHOPERSHOPPEROCHERSOCHREAOCHRESOPERASORACHEPACERSPACHASPAPERSPARAPHPAREOSPARSECPASEARPHARESPHAROSPHASORPHOCAEPHOCASPHRASEPOPERAPORAESPOSHERPREACHPREOPSRACHESRAPHAERAPHESRAPPESRECAPSROCHESROSACESAPPERSARAPESCARPASCARPHSCOPAESCRAPESEARCHSECPARSERAPHSHAPERSHERPASHOPPESOAPERSPACERSPHAERSPHEAR
5 letter words (163)
ACERSACHARACHESACRESAEROSAHEAPAPACEAPERSAPPROAPRESARCOSAREASARECAAREPAAROHAAROSEARPASASPERASPROCAPASCAPERCAPESCAPHSCAPOSCARAPCARESCARPSCARSECEROSCHAOSCHAPECHAPSCHARACHARECHARSCHASECHEAPCHOPSCHORECHOSECOPERCOPESCOPRACOPSECORESCORPSCORSECRAPECRAPSCRASHCREPSCROPSECHOSEPHASEPHOREPOCHESCARHAARSHARESHAROSHARPSHEAPSHEARSHEPARHEROSHOARSHOERSHOPERHOPESHORASHORSEHOSEROCHEROCHESOCHREOCREAOPAHSOPERAORACHORCASOSCAROSHACPACASPACERPACESPACHAPACOSPAPASPAPERPAPESPARAEPARASPARCHPAREOPARESPARPSPARSEPASEOPASHAPEACHPEARSPECHSPEPOSPERCHPERPSPHAREPHASEPHOCAPOACHPOEPSPOPESPORAEPORCHPORESPOSERPRAOSPRASEPREOPPREPSPRESAPROASPROPSPROSEPSOAEPSORARACESRACHERAPHERAPPEREACHREAPSRECAPREPOSREPPSRHEASROACHROPESSACRASAPORSCAPASCAPESCARESCARPSCOPASCOPESCORESCRAESCRAPSERACSHAPESHARESHARPSHEARSHOERSHOPESHORESOARESOPRASPACESPAERSPARESPEARSPORE
4 letter words (164)
AAHSACERACESACHEACREAEROAESCAPERAPESAPOSAPPSAPSEAPSOARCHARCOARCSAREAARESARPAASARASEACAASCAPACAPECAPHCAPOCAPSCARECARPCARSCASACASECASHCEASCEPSCEROCHAOCHAPCHARCHASCHERCHOPCOPECOPSCORECORSCOSECOSHCROPEACHEARSECHOECOSEPHAEPOSERASEROSHAARHAESHAOSHAPSHAREHAROHARPHASPHEAPHEARHEPSHEROHERSHESPHOASHOESHOPEHOPSHORAHORSHOSEOARSOCASOCHEOPAHOPESORCAORCSORESOSARPACAPACEPACOPACSPAHSPAPAPAPEPAPSPARAPAREPARPPARSPASEPASHPEARPEASPECHPECSPEHSPEPOPEPSPERPPESOPHOSPOASPOEPPOPEPOPSPOREPOSEPOSHPRAOPREPPROAPROPPROSRACARACERACHRAHSRAPSRASERASHRASPREAPRECSREHSREOSREPOREPPREPSRESHRHEARHOSROCHROCSROESROPEROSESCARSCOPSEARSECHSECOSERASHEASHOESHOPSOAPSOARSOCASOPHSORASORESPAESPARSPEC
3 letter words (96)
AAHAASACEACHAHAAHSAPEAPOAPPARCAREARSASHASPCAACAPCARCEPCHACHECOPCORCOSEAREASECHECOEHSERAERSHAEHAOHAPHASHEPHERHESHOAHOCHOEHOPHOSOAROCAOCHOESOHSOPEOPSORAORCOREORSOSEPACPAHPAPPARPASPEAPECPEHPEPPERPESPHOPOAPOHPOPPOSPREPRORAHRAPRASRECREHREOREPRESRHOROCROESACSAESAPSARSEASECSERSHASHESOCSOHSOPSPA
2 letter words (24)
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