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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. APPEAL is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 10 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"
appealingness, charm, solicitation, collection, ingathering, entreaty, prayer, invoke, attract
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
APPEAL scores 10 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×2, E×1, L×1, P×2
APPEAL is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with L, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "APPEAL — challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"" (10 Scrabble points).
APPEAL is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is APPEAL a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
APPEAL (noun): (law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court". Additional senses: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her"; request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"; earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm".
In standard Scrabble scoring, APPEAL totals 10 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. APPEAL relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
APPEAL is 6 letters long, begins with A, ends with L, and sorts to the alphagram AAELPP. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 6-letter entries, APPEAL ranks by raw score (10 points). Anagram alternatives include APPALE — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, APPEAL carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or L are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with L to rehearse parallel sets.
APPEAL is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with L, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like APPEAL frequently cross shorter words; knowing that APPEAL contains A, E, L, P helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a????l to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside APPEAL include PP, AP, PE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, P, E, L. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble appeal directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 10 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat APPEAL as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "APPEAL — challenge (a decision); "She appealed the verdict"" (10 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.