apply
Apply commonly means to be pertinent or relevant or applicable, put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose, or coat, cover or smear a surface with.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
14
Starts
AP
Ends
PLY
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “APPLY” Mean?
/əˈplaɪ/
apply has 10 documented senses across verb.
Verb
10 sensesbe pertinent or relevant or applicable
“The same laws apply to you!”
“This theory holds for all irrational numbers”
“The same rules go for everyone”
Synonyms
ask (for something)
“He applied for a leave of absence”
“She applied for college”
“apply for a job”
“They apply to move”
coat, cover or smear a surface with
“She applied paint to the back of the house”
“Put on make-up!”
be applicable to; as to an analysis
“This theory lends itself well to our new data”
Show 4 more verb definitions
refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
“He applied this racial slur to me!”
apply oneself to
“Please apply yourself to your homework”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Length
5 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
Y
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
A, P, P, L, Y
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆APPLY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆APPLY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆APPLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆APPLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABBCD
CV Pattern
VCCCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
AP, PP, PL, LY
Trigrams
APP, PPL, PLY
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