KIDNAP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. KIDNAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KIDNAP?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KIDNAP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KIDNAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kidnapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KIDNAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KIDNAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does KIDNAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take someone away by force or deceit and hold them against their will, often for ransom.
Kidnap is a serious crime in most countries, and it covers seizing a person and carrying them off, whether to demand money, to force an action or for some other purpose. The word arose in the seventeenth century from kid, meaning a child, and nap, an old word meaning to snatch, since it first described stealing children for servitude. Newspapers use it daily, and the doer is called a kidnapper.
How KIDNAP is used
The inflected forms double the final letter: kidnapped, kidnapping.
- The gang planned to kidnap the banker's daughter.
- Police stopped a plot to kidnap the ambassador.
- In the film, pirates kidnap the captain.
- No one dared kidnap a child in that quiet town.
- They would kidnap anyone who could pay a ransom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KIDNAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of KIDNAP
The 6 tiles of KIDNAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with KIDNAP
15 longer words begin with KIDNAP.
Shorter words from the letters in KIDNAP
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Common questions about KIDNAP
- Is KIDNAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KIDNAP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KIDNAP worth?
- KIDNAP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KIDNAP mean?
- To take someone away by force or deceit and hold them against their will, often for ransom.
- What letters can be added to KIDNAP?
- KIDNAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KIDNAP:
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