TRAP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TRAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAP?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TRAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about TRAP
- 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 TRAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device or trick designed to catch and hold an animal or to catch someone unaware.
A hunter setting a trap along the trail hopes an animal will step onto it and be caught. The same word describes any scheme meant to catch a person off guard.
How TRAP is used
Common in everyday speech, referring to physical devices and figurative traps alike.
- The hunter checked the trap early every morning.
- She realized too late that the offer was a trap.
- They set a trap to catch the mouse in the kitchen.
- The detective suspected a trap had been laid for him.
- A trap snapped shut on the animal's paw.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAP
The 4 tiles of TRAP in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TRAP
Showing 24 of 75 words that begin with TRAP.
Words ending in TRAP
Showing 24 of 25 words that end in TRAP. Useful as a back hook: play TRAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRAP inside
Showing 24 of 186 words that contain TRAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAP
Common questions about TRAP
- Is TRAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAP worth?
- TRAP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAP mean?
- A device or trick designed to catch and hold an animal or to catch someone unaware.
- What letters can be added to TRAP?
- TRAP takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TRAP:
Open TRAP in the Word Finder