Is DEATHTRAPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEATHTRAPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEATHTRAPS mean?
Deathtraps is a form of DEATHTRAP.
- noun
any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for DEATHTRAPS
DEATHTRAPS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from DEATHTRAPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deathtrap15
- heptads13
- pardahs13
- phrased13
- saphead13
- sharped13
- spathed13
- phatter12
- tephras12
- threaps12
- depths12
- harped12
- hasped12
- heptad12
- pardah12
- pashed12
- phased12
- shaped12
- adapters11
- readapts11
- dearths11
- hardest11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- sharted11
- threads11
- trashed11
- phaser11
- phrase11
- raphae11
- raphes11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- sherpa11
- spathe11
- tephra11
- teraph11
- threap11
- depth11
- adapter10
- departs10
- hastate10
- hatters10
- parades10
- petards10
- readapt10
- shatter10
- spatted10
- threats10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- hasted10
- hatred10
- hatted10
- shader10
- shared10
- sradha10
- thread10
- ephas10
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