What APPROBATES Means
APPROBATES is a form of APPROBATE, which means:
- verb: approve or sanction officially
- verb: accept (documents) as valid
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
APPROBATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 P3 P3 R1 O1 B3 A1 T1 E1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In APPROBATES
631 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 (1)
8 letter words (5)
7 letter words (28)
ABATERSABATORSABREASTAEROBATAEROSATAPPEARSAPPORTSAPPOSERBESPORTBOASTERBOATERSBOPPERSBORATESESPARTOPARAPETPETARASPOPERASPOPSTERPROBATEPROTEASRABATOSREBATOSSAPROBESEAPORTSORBATESTOPPERTAPPERSTOPPERS
6 letter words (85)
ABASERABATERABATESABATORABEARSABORTSAORTAEAORTASAPPEARAPPORTAPPOSEAPPROSAREPASAROBASASPORTASTAREBARESTBASTERBEPATSBESORTBESPATBESPOTBESTARBOARTSBOATERBOPPERBORATEBOREASBREASTEPOPTSOATERSOPERASOPTERSORATESOSETRAPAPERSPAREOSPASEARPASTERPASTORPATERAPATERSPEARSTPETARAPETARSPOPERAPORAESPORTASPOSTERPOTAESPRATESPREOPSPRESTOPROBESPROTEARABATORABATSRAPPESREATASREBATOREBOPSREPASTREPOSTREPOTSRESPOTROATESSAPOTASAPOTESAPPERSARAPESATRAPSEARATSOAPERSORBETSTOPERSTROBETABERSTABORSTAPERSTAPPASTAPPERTOPERSTOPPERTRAPESTROPES
5 letter words (191)
ABASEABATEABEARABETSABOREABORTAEROSAORTAAPARTAPERSAPERTAPORTAPPROAPRESAPTERARBASAREASAREPAARETSAROBAAROSEARPASASPERASPROASTERATAPSBARESBARPSBASERBASTABASTEBASTOBATESBEARSBEASTBEATSBEPATBESATBESOTBETASBOARSBOARTBOASTBOATSBOEPSBOETSBORASBORESBORTSBOTASBOTESBRAESBRASTBRATSBROSEEARSTEPOPTESTOPESTROOATEROPERAOPTERORATEPAPASPAPERPAPESPARAEPARASPAREOPARESPARPSPARSEPARTSPASEOPASTAPASTEPATERPATESPEARSPEARTPEATSPEBASPEPOSPERPSPERSTPERTSPESTOPETARPOEPSPOETSPOPESPORAEPORESPORTAPORTSPOSERPOTAEPOTESPRAOSPRASEPRATEPRATSPREOPPREPSPRESAPRESTPROASPROBEPROBSPROPSPROSEPROSTPSOAEPSORARABATRAPPERASTARATASRATESRATOSREAPSREASTREATAREBOPREPOSREPOTREPPSRESATRESTOROASTROATEROBESROPESROSETROTASROTESSABERSABOTSABRASABRESAPORSEPTASOARESOBERSOPRASORTASPAERSPARESPARTSPATESPEARSPEATSPORESPORTSPRATSTARESTEARSTOAESTOEPSTOPESTORESTRAESTRAPSTREPSTROPTABERTABESTABORTAPASTAPERTAPESTAPPATARASTARESTAROSTARPSTASARTASERTEARSTEPASTERASTOEASTOPERTOPESTORASTORESTORSETRABSTRAPETRAPSTROPE
4 letter words (193)
ABASABETABOSAEROAPERAPESAPOSAPPSAPSEAPSOAPTSARBAARBSAREAARESARETARPAARTSASARASEAATAPATESATOPBAASBAPSBAREBARPBARSBASEBASTBATEBATSBEARBEATBESTBETABETSBOARBOASBOATBOEPBOETBOPSBORABOREBORSBORTBOTABOTEBOTSBRAEBRASBRATBROSEARSEASTEATSEPOSERASEROSERSTETASOARSOASTOATSOBASOBESOPESOPTSORBSORESORTSOSARPAPAPAPEPAPSPARAPAREPARPPARSPARTPASEPASTPATEPATSPEARPEASPEATPEBAPEPOPEPSPERPPERTPESOPESTPETSPOASPOEPPOETPOPEPOPSPOREPORTPOSEPOSTPOTEPOTSPRAOPRATPREPPROAPROBPROPPROSRAPSRAPTRASERASPRASTRATARATERATORATSREAPREBSREOSREPOREPPREPSRESTRETSROBEROBSROESROPEROSEROSTROTAROTEROTSSABESATESEARSEATSEPTSERASETASOAPSOARSOBASORASORBSORESORTSPAESPARSPATSPETSPOTSTABSTAPSTARSTEPSTOASTOBSTOPTABSTAESTAOSTAPATAPETAPSTARATARETAROTARPTARSTEARTEASTEPATOEATOESTOPETOPSTORATORETORSTOSATOSETRAPTRESTROPTSAR
3 letter words (101)
AASABAABOABSAPEAPOAPPAPTARBAREARSARTASPATEATSBAABAPBARBASBATBESBETBOABOPBORBOSBOTBRABROEAREASEATERAERSESTETAOAROATOBAOBEOBSOESOPEOPSOPTORAORBOREORSORTOSEPAPPARPASPATPEAPEPPERPESPETPOAPOPPOSPOTPREPROPSTRAPRASRATREBREOREPRESRETROBROEROTSABSAESAPSARSATSEASERSETSOBSOPSOTSPATABTAETAOTAPTARTASTEATESTOETOPTOR
2 letter words (27)
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