TRAPNEST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRAPNEST 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 TRAPNEST?
| 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 TRAPNEST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAPNEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trapnestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAPNEST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRAPNEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRAPNEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRAPNEST
- TRAPNEST begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 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 TRAPNEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hen's nest fitted with a door that closes behind the bird so the eggs of each individual hen can be counted.
Poultry breeders use a trapnest to learn which hens lay best. The hen is released only when the keeper comes, and the egg is credited to her alone. The word can also be used as a verb for testing hens this way.
How TRAPNEST is used
A specialist farming term, found in poultry breeding records that mention a trapnest.
- Every hen in the breeding pen laid in a trapnest.
- The keeper opened the trapnest and noted the number on the hen's leg band.
- A trapnest lets a farmer keep the best layers and sell the rest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAPNEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRAPNEST
The 8 tiles of TRAPNEST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRAPNEST
3 longer words begin with TRAPNEST.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAPNEST
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Common questions about TRAPNEST
- Is TRAPNEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAPNEST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAPNEST worth?
- TRAPNEST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAPNEST mean?
- A hen's nest fitted with a door that closes behind the bird so the eggs of each individual hen can be counted.
- What letters can be added to TRAPNEST?
- TRAPNEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRAPNEST:
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