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ape

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Is ape a Scrabble word?

Yes, ape is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of ape?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (derogatory) An uncivilized person.

2. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To behave like an ape.

2. (transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.Examples: "And well their dignity it ſuits, / To ape the gravity of brutes."; "But there’s this difference; one is gold put to the use of paving-stones, and the other is tin polished to ape a service of silver."; "It is not conceived as a mere “aping” in externals nor as an enacting in the sense of assuming a foreign role."

adj (English)

1. (slang) Wild; crazy.Examples: "We were ape over the new look."; "He went ape when he heard the bad news."

noun (English)

1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of alkylphenol ethoxylate.Examples: "The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market."

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

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How many Scrabble points is the word "ape"?

Scrabble
5 points
a1
p3
e1
Words With Friends
6 points
a1
p4
e1

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