WAP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WAP?
| 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 WAP is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in WAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does WAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
dialectarchaic
To throw, pull, or strike something quickly and forcefully, in dialect usage.
Wap covers a sudden, sharp action, whether that means flinging an object, yanking on a rope, or delivering a quick blow. The word turns up in regional English dialects and older texts describing waves that wap against a shore or a hand that waps someone lightly.
How WAP is used
Dialectal and archaic; standard English uses throw, pull, or strike.
- He would wap the rope tight before the storm hit.
- The waves began to wap against the hull.
- She waps the rug over the line to air it.
- The boy waps a stone into the river.
- He waps the door shut behind him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WAP
The 3 tiles of WAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WAP
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with WAP.
Words ending in WAP
1 words end in WAP. Useful as a back hook: play WAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with WAP inside
12 words contain WAP in the middle. Words that start with WAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WAP
Common questions about WAP
- Is WAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAP worth?
- WAP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAP mean?
- To throw, pull, or strike something quickly and forcefully, in dialect usage.
- What letters can be added to WAP?
- WAP takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of WAP:
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