LAP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAP?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about LAP
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
The flat area formed by the thighs when sitting.
Lap has three senses that separated long ago: the part of the body, one circuit of a track, and drinking with the tongue. The racing sense grew out of the idea of one thing overlapping another, which is also where a lap joint gets its name.
How LAP is used
Countable. Also a verb in two unrelated senses.
- The cat sits on whichever lap is least willing.
- He led by a lap with four to go.
- The dog laps water and spreads most of it.
- The word lap covers a body part and a circuit.
- Two laps behind and still going faster than anybody.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LAP
The 3 tiles of LAP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LAP
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with LAP.
Words ending in LAP
24 words end in LAP. Useful as a back hook: play LAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LAP inside
Showing 24 of 244 words that contain LAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LAP
Common questions about LAP
- Is LAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAP worth?
- LAP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAP mean?
- The flat area formed by the thighs when sitting.
- What letters can be added to LAP?
- LAP takes 7 hooks: 6 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LAP:
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