Is PAP a Scrabble word?
Yes. PAP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
Noun 4 meanings
Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
“Pap can be made from bread boiled in milk or water.”
Pablum or nonsense.
Porridge.
“Pap and wors are traditionally eaten at a braai.”
A fermented cereal pudding made from corn, sorghum, or millet
Verb 1 meaning
To take a surreptitious photograph of (someone, especially a celebrity) without their consent.
“Look, that pop star’s been papped in her bikini again!”
Etymology
From Middle English pap. Related to Middle Low German pappe, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Latin pappa, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others.
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PAP at a glance
PAP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #19,743 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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