ZAP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ZAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAP?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAP is to know. It scores 14 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ZAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What stands out about ZAP
- ZAP scores 14 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZAP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To destroy or strike suddenly, especially with a beam or a burst.
Zap began as a comic-book noise and turned into a verb without ever losing the sound: whatever it names is quick and usually involves a machine. The kitchen sense — to zap something in a microwave — is the commonest one now, and it is the only use in which nothing is harmed.
How ZAP is used
Transitive: zap the leftovers. Informal in every sense.
- Zap it for a minute and let it stand.
- The satellite was zapped by a solar storm.
- He zaps through the adverts and misses the programme.
- A laser zaps the weed without touching the crop.
- The word zap arrived from a comic and never left.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAP
19 longer words begin with ZAP.
Words with ZAP inside
4 words contain ZAP in the middle. Words that start with ZAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAP
Common questions about ZAP
- Is ZAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAP worth?
- ZAP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAP mean?
- To destroy or strike suddenly, especially with a beam or a burst.
- What letters can be added to ZAP?
- ZAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ZAP:
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