PETNAP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PETNAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PETNAP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETNAP is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETNAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petnapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETNAP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PETNAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about PETNAP
- PETNAP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PETNAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To steal a dog, cat or other animal that belongs to someone, usually in order to sell it or demand a reward.
The word was built on the pattern of kidnap, with pet in place of kid. A petnap is treated as theft of property in most places, even though the owner feels it as the loss of a family member. Petnap and its relatives turn up mostly in news reports about stolen breeds and ransom demands.
How PETNAP is used
Informal and mostly journalistic; rarely met outside crime reporting.
- Thieves tried to petnap the prize spaniel from the back garden.
- Police warned that gangs who petnap dogs often sell them within days.
- It is a cruel crime to petnap an animal and then ask for money.
- Nobody would petnap a cat that old, she said, but it vanished anyway.
- The shelter urges owners to microchip pets so that a petnap is easier to trace.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETNAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PETNAP
10 longer words begin with PETNAP.
Shorter words from the letters in PETNAP
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Common questions about PETNAP
- Is PETNAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETNAP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETNAP worth?
- PETNAP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETNAP mean?
- To steal a dog, cat or other animal that belongs to someone, usually in order to sell it or demand a reward.
- What letters can be added to PETNAP?
- PETNAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PETNAP:
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