CLAPT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLAPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLAPT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLAPT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLAPT
No single letter turns CLAPT into another word.
How CLAPT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLAPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CLAPT mean in Scrabble?
other
archaic
An archaic spelling of the past tense and past participle of clap, meaning struck the palms together loudly, as in applause.
clapt is simply an older spelling of clapped, and it appears in older English texts before the -ed spelling of clap became standard. Writers used it for the same senses as clapped today, whether striking the hands together in applause or slapping something down suddenly. Modern readers meet clapt almost exclusively in historical or quoted material rather than in current writing.
How CLAPT is used
Archaic; seen in older printed texts and in deliberately old-fashioned writing, not in current speech.
- The crowd clapt loudly as the actor took his final bow.
- He clapt his hands together and called the servants in.
- The old ballad says the audience clapt until dawn.
- She clapt the book shut the moment he entered the room.
- The chronicle records that the soldiers clapt their shields in salute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLAPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLAPT
4 longer words begin with CLAPT.
Shorter words from the letters in CLAPT
Common questions about CLAPT
- Is CLAPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLAPT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLAPT worth?
- CLAPT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLAPT mean?
- An archaic spelling of the past tense and past participle of clap, meaning struck the palms together loudly, as in applause.
- What letters can be added to CLAPT?
- No single letter can be added to CLAPT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLAPT:
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