RAP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAP?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 9 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does RAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of music with spoken rhythmic lyrics.
Rap meant a sharp knock for centuries, and it meant talk in African American speech well before the music existed. Both senses were available when the style was named, and which of them it actually took is not settled.
How RAP is used
Countable and uncountable. Also a verb.
- A rap on the window at two in the morning.
- The word rap meant talk before it meant the music.
- He raps over a beat somebody else built.
- She took the rap for a decision she had argued against.
- Two raps and then nothing for ten minutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RAP
The 3 tiles of RAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RAP
Showing 24 of 103 words that begin with RAP.
Words ending in RAP
Showing 24 of 57 words that end in RAP. Useful as a back hook: play RAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAP inside
Showing 24 of 2200 words that contain RAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAP
Common questions about RAP
- Is RAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAP, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAP worth?
- RAP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAP mean?
- A style of music with spoken rhythmic lyrics.
- What letters can be added to RAP?
- RAP takes 9 hooks: 6 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RAP:
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