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Laps

l 1a 1p 3s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of lap

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

What does laps mean?

noun

  1. the upper side of the thighs of a seated person

    “he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap”

  2. an area of control or responsibility

    “the job fell right in my lap”

  3. the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs

    “his lap was covered with food stains”

    Synonymslap covering

  4. a flap that lies over another part

    “the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches”

    Synonymsoverlap

  5. movement once around a course

    “he drove an extra lap just for insurance”

    Synonymscirclecircuit

  6. touching with the tongue

    “the dog's laps were warm and wet”

    Synonymslick

verb

  1. lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another

  2. pass the tongue over

    “the dog licked her hand”

    Synonymslick

  3. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

    “The bubbles swoshed around in the glass”

    Synonymsswishswoshswoosh

  4. take up with the tongue

    “The cat lapped up the milk”

    Synonymslap uplick

  5. wash or flow against

    “the waves laved the shore”

    Synonymslavewash

Definitions shown for lap, the base form of laps.

Is LAPS 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 LAPS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
l 1a 1p 3s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
l 2a 1p 4s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
l 1a 1p 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
l 2a 1p 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in LAPS

Anagrams 4

alpspalssalpslap

Hooks for LAPS

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

Front hooks

alapsclapsflapsklapsplapsslaps

Back hooks

lapse

Words that end like LAPS

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

trapscapsgapsmapschapsswapswrapsscrapsnapsrapssapstapsyapssnapsstrapsperhapskidnapsrecapscatnapsentrapsmadcapsmishapsunwrapskneecaps
All words ending in -APS

Laps: quick answers

Is LAPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LAPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LAPS worth?
LAPS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does laps mean?
laps is the plural and third-person singular form of lap, which means “the upper side of the thighs of a seated person”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LAPS?
You can make 14 shorter words from LAPS, such as ALP, ASP, LAP, PAL. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LAPS?
LAPS rearranges into ALPS, PALS, SALP, SLAP.