DOGNAP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DOGNAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOGNAP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOGNAP is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOGNAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dognapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOGNAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DOGNAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does DOGNAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take someone's dog away illegally, usually to sell it or to demand money for its return.
The word was modelled on kidnap, with dog replacing kid. People who dognap are often after purebred animals that fetch a high price, or after a reward from worried owners. Newspapers use the term for thefts of pets, and it gave rise to the noun dognapper for the person who does it.
How DOGNAP is used
Informal; mostly met in news reports about stolen pets.
- Thieves tried to dognap the champion spaniel from the show.
- Police warned that someone might dognap pets left tied outside shops.
- He was accused of plotting to dognap a neighbour's poodle.
- It is a crime to dognap an animal and hold it for ransom.
- The film shows a gang that plans to dognap a famous terrier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOGNAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOGNAP
11 longer words begin with DOGNAP.
Shorter words from the letters in DOGNAP
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Common questions about DOGNAP
- Is DOGNAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOGNAP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOGNAP worth?
- DOGNAP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOGNAP mean?
- To take someone's dog away illegally, usually to sell it or to demand money for its return.
- What letters can be added to DOGNAP?
- DOGNAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DOGNAP:
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