LEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LEAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEAP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEAP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEAP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about LEAP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 LEAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To jump or spring suddenly and with force, moving quickly off the ground.
Leap describes any sudden, forceful jump, whether an animal clearing a fence, a dancer leaving the floor, or a price leaping upward in a figurative sense. The word covers both the literal action of jumping and figurative sudden change, and it is one of the most common words for jumping in everyday English.
How LEAP is used
- The dog will leap over the low fence to chase the ball.
- She had to leap across the stream to keep her shoes dry.
- Prices tend to leap higher just before a holiday.
- He watched the salmon leap up the waterfall.
- The actor made the audience gasp with a leap across the stage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEAP
The 4 tiles of LEAP in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with LEAP
13 longer words begin with LEAP.
Words ending in LEAP
4 words end in LEAP. Useful as a back hook: play LEAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LEAP inside
18 words contain LEAP in the middle. Words that start with LEAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LEAP
Common questions about LEAP
- Is LEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEAP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEAP worth?
- LEAP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEAP mean?
- To jump or spring suddenly and with force, moving quickly off the ground.
- What letters can be added to LEAP?
- LEAP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LEAP:
Open LEAP in the Word Finder