apologize
Apologize commonly means to acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing or defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
Length
9
Scrabble
21
WWF
24
Starts
AP
Ends
IZE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “APOLOGIZE” Mean?
/əˈpɑləd͡ʒaɪz/
apologize has 2 documented senses across verb.
Verb
2 sensesacknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
“I apologized for being late”
“He apologized for the many typos”
Synonyms
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”
“he rationalized his lack of success”
Synonyms for APOLOGIZE
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
9
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
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Definition
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
Length
9 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
E
Vowels
5
Consonants
4
Letters
A, P, O, L, O, G, I, Z, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★APOLOGIZE can be valuable in Scrabble because it includes a high-impact letter. Look for premium squares and parallel plays.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆APOLOGIZE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆APOLOGIZE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆APOLOGIZE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Z
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEFGH
CV Pattern
VCVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
56%
Consonant Share
44%
Bigrams
AP, PO, OL, LO, OG, GI, IZ, ZE
Trigrams
APO, POL, OLO, LOG, OGI, GIZ, IZE
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