LAPJE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAPJE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAPJE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAPJE is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAPJE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lapjesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAPJE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in LAPJE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does LAPJE mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A small piece of cloth or rag, especially one used for cleaning or wiping.
Lapje comes from Afrikaans, where it is the diminutive of lap, meaning a cloth or patch, and South African English borrowed it for a small rag kept around the house. It is close in meaning to the better-known lappie, and the two spellings are often used for the same everyday object. A cook might reach for a lapje to wipe a counter or protect a hand from a hot pot handle.
How LAPJE is used
Used mainly in South African English, often interchangeably with the spelling lappie.
- She wiped the spilled milk with a damp lapje.
- Grandmother kept a folded lapje beside the stove.
- He used an old lapje to polish the shoes.
- The child dragged a torn lapje everywhere like a comfort blanket.
- A clean lapje hung on a hook near the sink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAPJE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAPJE
1 longer words begin with LAPJE.
Shorter words from the letters in LAPJE
Common questions about LAPJE
- Is LAPJE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAPJE is not in it.
- How many points is LAPJE worth?
- LAPJE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAPJE mean?
- A small piece of cloth or rag, especially one used for cleaning or wiping.
- What letters can be added to LAPJE?
- LAPJE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of LAPJE:
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