SAPPER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAPPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPPER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPPER is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sappersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPPER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAPPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SAPPER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SAPPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A military engineer who builds fortifications, digs trenches, lays or clears mines and repairs roads and bridges.
The word goes back to the old practice of digging a sap, a narrow trench dug toward an enemy position under cover. In the British and Commonwealth armies a sapper is the ordinary soldier rank in the engineers, and the nickname Sapper is used for the whole corps. Today sappers are best known for bomb disposal and mine clearance, work that demands patience and a steady hand. The word is old enough to have appeared in many war memoirs.
How SAPPER is used
Chiefly military; in British usage it is also the lowest rank in the Royal Engineers.
- The sapper probed the ground slowly for hidden mines.
- A company of sappers rebuilt the bridge overnight.
- Her grandfather served as a sapper in the Second World War.
- Every sapper on the team carried a long steel prod.
- The sapper signalled the column to stop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPPER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAPPER
The 6 tiles of SAPPER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAPPER
2 longer words begin with SAPPER.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPPER
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Common questions about SAPPER
- Is SAPPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPPER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPPER worth?
- SAPPER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPPER mean?
- A military engineer who builds fortifications, digs trenches, lays or clears mines and repairs roads and bridges.
- What letters can be added to SAPPER?
- SAPPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAPPER:
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