APPROACH — 8 letter word
approach
The word approach has 8 letters: A, P, P, R, O, A, C, H. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "to make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion".
8 letter word "approach": A P P R O A C H — verb
Scrabble score: 17 Words With Friends: 19
Letter Analysis of approach
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 2 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of approach
verb
- to make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion "I was approached by the President to serve as an adviser in foreign matters."
- to come near in time "Winter is approaching." Synonyms: come near
- to move towards "We were approaching our destination." Synonyms: near, go up, come on, draw close, come near
- to begin to deal with "They approached the task with enthusiasm." Synonyms: set about, go about
- to come near, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character "The writing approaches that of an 18th-century author." Synonyms: border on
noun
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" Synonyms: coming
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green "The tournament ended when the last golfer's approach rolled over the green and right past the hole." Synonyms: approach shot
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation "The best approach to the problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons." Synonyms: attack
- a way of entering or leaving Synonyms: access
- a close approximation "the nearest approach to genius"
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time "the approach of winter" Synonyms: coming
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others Synonyms: advance
- the event of one object coming closer to another Synonyms: approaching
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing Synonyms: approach path, glide path, glide slope