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APPLIES

7 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 5 pts
Big 5 pts
Super Big 5 pts

APPLIES is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.

APPLIES root APPLY

Word family

APPLY 2 APPLYING-ing 11 APPLIED 5
verb
  1. transitiveTo lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
    • to apply cream to a rash
  2. transitiveTo put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
    • to apply funds to the repayment of a debt
  3. transitiveTo make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relevant.
    • We need to apply the skills we’ve learned to solve this problem.
  4. transitiveTo put closely; to join; to engage and employ diligently or with attention.
  5. reflexiveTo work diligently and attentively.
    • My parents say I could do well in school if I would apply myself.
  6. reflexivetransitiveusuallyTo address oneself; to refer.
  7. intransitiveTo submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).
    • I recently applied to the tavern for a job as a bartender.
    • Most of the colleges she applied to were ones she thought she had a good chance of getting into.
    • Many of them don't know it, but almost a third of the inmates are eligible to apply for parole or work-release programs.
  8. intransitiveTo pertain or be relevant.
    • That rule only applies to foreigners.
  9. obsoleteTo busy; to keep at work; to ply.
  10. obsoleteTo visit.
adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of appley.