FRAP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FRAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FRAP?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FRAP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRAP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FRAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does FRAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To bind something tightly with rope.
Frap is nautical and means to lash something so that it cannot work loose. It came from a French word about striking, and how it reached the sense of binding is not clear.
How FRAP is used
Frapped, frapping. Chiefly nautical.
- They frapped the boat to the deck before the storm.
- The word frap is nautical and rare ashore.
- A frapped line cannot work itself loose.
- The French source of frap was about striking.
- Two turns frapped across the middle hold it fast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRAP
13 longer words begin with FRAP.
Words ending in FRAP
1 words end in FRAP. Useful as a back hook: play FRAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with FRAP inside
6 words contain FRAP in the middle. Words that start with FRAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FRAP
Common questions about FRAP
- Is FRAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRAP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRAP worth?
- FRAP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRAP mean?
- To bind something tightly with rope.
- What letters can be added to FRAP?
- FRAP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FRAP:
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