Meaning
- (adjective) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
- (adjective) (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. “Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.”
- (adjective) (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend. “There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger.”
Letter breakdown
- Apocryphal contains 10 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 22.
Words from these letters
- approach
- crayola
- archly
- carpal
- choppy
- choral
- crappy
- papacy
- parlay
- poplar
- aloha
- alpha
- appal
- apply
- carol
- chary
- copra
- coral
- happy
- harpy
- hoary
- larch
- papal
- parch
- phyla
- poach
- polar
- polyp
- porch
- roach
- royal
- achy
- ahoy
- arch
- carp
- chap
- char
- chop
- clap
- clay
- clop
- cloy
- coal
- cola
- copy
- corp
- crap
- cray
- crop
- halo
- harp
- holy
- hypo
- lacy
- opal
- oral
- papa
- play
- plop
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Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- aboriginal
- aborigines
Words starting with APO
- apocalypse
- apocalypses
- apocalyptic
- apogee
- apogees
- apolitical
- apologetic
- apologetically
- apologia
- apologias
- apologies
- apologist
- apologists
- apologize
- apologized
- apologizes
- apologizing
- apology
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Words ending with HAL
Reader questions
What does Apocryphal mean?
Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
How many letters are in Apocryphal?
Apocryphal has 10 letters.
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