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/jæp/
nounverb

Is YAP a Scrabble word?

Yes. YAP 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.

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Meaning The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.

  2. A badly behaved person, especially a child.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. Of a small dog, to bark.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: yap via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”). More at yelp.

YAP at a glance

YAP has 3 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (Y 4 + A 1 + P 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #30,496 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -YAP

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

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