NEAP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NEAP 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 NEAP?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEAP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEAP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about NEAP
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 NEAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
nauticaltechnical
A tide with the smallest range between high and low water, occurring shortly after the first and third quarters of the moon.
A neap happens because the pull of the sun and moon partly cancel each other out, so the sea rises less and falls less than usual. Sailors and fishermen watch for a neap because harbours that are shallow at low water become harder to enter.
How NEAP is used
Chiefly nautical; often used as an adjective in the phrase neap tide.
- The boat was stranded because it had grounded during a neap.
- Fishermen plan their trips around the difference between a neap and a spring tide.
- At neap the harbour barely has enough water for small boats.
- The almanac lists the date of the next neap.
- A neap gives a much smaller range than the tides that follow a full moon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEAP
The 4 tiles of NEAP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NEAP
5 longer words begin with NEAP.
Words ending in NEAP
1 words end in NEAP. Useful as a back hook: play NEAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEAP inside
5 words contain NEAP in the middle. Words that start with NEAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEAP
Common questions about NEAP
- Is NEAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEAP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEAP worth?
- NEAP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEAP mean?
- A tide with the smallest range between high and low water, occurring shortly after the first and third quarters of the moon.
- What letters can be added to NEAP?
- NEAP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEAP:
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