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Kidnaping

k 5i 1d 2n 1a 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · present participle of kidnap

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does kidnaping mean?

verb

  1. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

    “The industrialist's son was kidnapped”

    Synonymsnobbleabductsnatch

Definitions shown for kidnap, the base form of kidnaping.

Is KIDNAPING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is KIDNAPING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
k 5i 1d 2n 1a 1p 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
k 5i 1d 2n 2a 1p 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
k 5i 1d 2n 1a 1p 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
k 6i 1d 2n 1a 1p 3i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in KIDNAPING

Hooks for KIDNAPING

Add one letter to the front or back of KIDNAPING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

kidnapings

Words that end like KIDNAPING

Common words that share the ending -APING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

escapinglandscapingshapingscrapingdrapingvideotapinggapingtapingaping
All words ending in -APING

Kidnaping: quick answers

Is KIDNAPING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. KIDNAPING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is KIDNAPING worth?
KIDNAPING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does kidnaping mean?
kidnaping is the present participle of kidnap, which means “take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom”.
What words can you make with the letters in KIDNAPING?
You can make 121 shorter words from KIDNAPING, such as KINGPIN, PAIKING, PINKING, DINKING. See the full list.