CAP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. CAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAP is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in CAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does CAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft flat hat, usually with a peak.
Cap does an unusual amount of work as a verb: to cap a well, a tooth, a total or a story are four different actions with one idea behind them, which is putting a top or a limit on something. The sporting sense comes from the hat once handed to players chosen for a national side.
How CAP is used
Countable: a cap, two caps. Also a verb.
- He wore the same cap for eleven years.
- She won her first cap at nineteen.
- They capped the well and left the site.
- The bonus is capped at a figure nobody reaches.
- A cap on the tooth outlasted the tooth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAP
The 3 tiles of CAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAP
Showing 24 of 387 words that begin with CAP.
Words ending in CAP
Showing 24 of 29 words that end in CAP. Useful as a back hook: play CAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with CAP inside
Showing 24 of 425 words that contain CAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CAP
Common questions about CAP
- Is CAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAP worth?
- CAP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAP mean?
- A soft flat hat, usually with a peak.
- What letters can be added to CAP?
- CAP takes 6 hooks: 0 in front and 6 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of CAP:
Open CAP in the Word Finder