/hæp/

Is HAP a Scrabble word?

Yes. HAP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

HAP is a 3-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble.

Note

No definition we would stand behind is on file for HAP. It is listed in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English hap, happe (“chance, hap, luck, fortune”), potentially cognate with or from Old English ġehæp (“fit, convenient”) and/or Old Norse happ (“hap, chance, good luck”), from Proto-Germanic *hampą (“convenience, happiness”), from Proto-Indo-European *kob- (“good fortune, prophecy; to bend, bow, fit in, work, succeed”).

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HAP at a glance

HAP has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + P 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #26,743 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HAP

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Same last three letters as HAP. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • CHAP11
  • MISHAP13
  • MAYHAP16
  • WHAP12

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