APPREHENSION
A 12-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble.
a 1 p 3 p 3 r 1 e 1 h 4 e 1 n 1 s 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
- Length
- 12
- Scrabble
- 19 pts
- Sorted letters
- aeehinnopprs
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of APPREHENSION
- noun
the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
“the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar”
Synonyms: arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custody
- noun
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
“he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect”
Synonyms: understanding, discernment, savvy
- noun
painful expectation
Synonyms: misgiving
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within APPREHENSION
399 words can be made from any subset of the letters in APPREHENSION.
- prehension 15
- hornpipes 16
- earphones 14
- peperonis 13
- pensioner 11
- hornpipe 15
- hosepipe 15
- preshape 15
- prophase 15
- sapphire 15
- aphorise 13
- earphone 13
- heparins 13
- insphere 13
- nephrons 13
- pharisee 13
- seraphin 13
- peperoni 12
- poperies 12
- propanes 12
- propenes 12
- propense 12
- propines 12
- snappier 12
- enshrine 11
- heroines 11
- isoprene 10
- naperies 10
- panniers 10
- pensione 10
- personae 10
- pioneers 10
- saponine 10
- anserine 8
- raisonne 8
- happens 14
- happier 14
- hoppers 14
- hoppier 14
- perhaps 14
- shippen 14
- shipper 14
- shippon 14
- shopper 14
- harpies 12
- harpins 12
- heparin 12
- inphase 12
- nephron 12
- orphans 12
- peahens 12
- phonier 12
- phonies 12
- reshape 12
- sharpen 12
- sharpie 12
- apposer 11
- apprise 11
- nappers 11
- nappier 11
- nappies 11
- nippers 11
- parsnip 11
- pepsine 11
- pinesap 11
- propane 11
- propene 11
- propine 11
- rappees 11
- sappier 11
- snapper 11
- snipper 11
- soppier 11
- henries 10
- herniae 10
- hernias 10
- heroine 10
- heroins 10
- hoarsen 10
- inheres 10
- inshore 10
- reshine 10
- reshone 10
- senhora 10
- aperies 9
- epinaos 9
- erepsin 9
- openers 9
- orpines 9
- paniers 9
- pannier 9
- penners 9
- pennies 9
- pension 9
- peonies 9
- pereion 9
- perinea 9
- persona 9
- pinenes 9
- pinners 9
- pinones 9
- pioneer 9
- rapines 9
- reopens 9
- repines 9
- saponin 9
- senopia 9
- soapier 9
- soprani 9
- spanner 9
- spinner 9
- arenose 7
- ensnare 7
- erasion 7
- insaner 7
- insnare 7
- rennase 7
- happen 13
- hipper 13
- hippos 13