DAP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAP is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in DAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does DAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To fish by letting a natural or artificial fly bounce gently on the surface of the water without the line touching it.
Anglers dap by holding the rod so that only the fly, and not the line, dances lightly over the water. This technique is especially associated with fishing for trout and salmon in breezy conditions.
How DAP is used
Specialist angling term, used chiefly among fly fishers rather than in everyday speech.
- They spent the afternoon trying to dap for trout along the bank.
- He showed his son how to dap a fly across the ripples.
- The wind made it easier to dap without the line dragging.
- Local anglers still dap for salmon the way their grandfathers did.
- She preferred to dap rather than cast a long line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DAP
The 3 tiles of DAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DAP
24 longer words begin with DAP.
Words ending in DAP
1 words end in DAP. Useful as a back hook: play DAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with DAP inside
Showing 24 of 81 words that contain DAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DAP
Common questions about DAP
- Is DAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAP worth?
- DAP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAP mean?
- To fish by letting a natural or artificial fly bounce gently on the surface of the water without the line touching it.
- What letters can be added to DAP?
- DAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of DAP:
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