Is ENTRAPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENTRAPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENTRAPS mean?
Entraps is a form of ENTRAP.
- verb
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
“I was set up!”
- verb
catch in or as if in a trap
“The men trap foxes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 9 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 ENTRAPS
ENTRAPS 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.
Anagrams of ENTRAPS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENTRAPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arpents9
- parents9
- pastern9
- trepans9
- arpens8
- arpent8
- enrapt8
- entrap8
- parens8
- parent8
- paster8
- patens8
- paters8
- prates8
- repast8
- sprent8
- tapers8
- trapes8
- trepan8
- apers7
- apres7
- apter7
- arpen7
- aspen7
- asper7
- napes7
- neaps7
- panes7
- pants7
- paren7
- pares7
- parse7
- parts7
- paste7
- paten7
- pater7
- pates7
- peans7
- pears7
- peart7
- peats7
- prase7
- prate7
- prats7
- presa7
- prest7
- rapes7
- reaps7
- septa7
- sneap7
- spare7
- spate7
- spean7
- spear7
- spent7
- sprat7
- strap7
- strep7
- taper7
- tapes7
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