GAPPING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GAPPING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAPPING?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAPPING is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAPPING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gappingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAPPING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GAPPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,979 thousand.
What stands out about GAPPING
- GAPPING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GAPPING mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In grammar, the omission of a repeated verb in the second of two linked clauses.
Gapping lets a sentence stay short without losing meaning, since the missing verb is understood from the first half. In casual British speech the same word can also refer to taking a gap year.
How GAPPING is used
Gapping is mostly a linguistics term.
- In "Tom ate rice and Ann pasta" the verb is lost through gapping.
- The lecture explained gapping with several examples.
- Gapping is common in spoken English.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAPPING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAPPING
1 longer words begin with GAPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in GAPPING
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Common questions about GAPPING
- Is GAPPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAPPING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAPPING worth?
- GAPPING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAPPING mean?
- In grammar, the omission of a repeated verb in the second of two linked clauses.
- What letters can be added to GAPPING?
- GAPPING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GAPPING:
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