Is KIDNAPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KIDNAPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KIDNAPS mean?
Kidnaps is a form of KIDNAP.
- verb
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
“The industrialist's son was kidnapped”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + A (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 14 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 KIDNAPS
KIDNAPS 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 KIDNAPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kidnap13
- knaps11
- paiks11
- pikas11
- pinks11
- spank11
- dinks10
- kadis10
- kinda10
- kinds10
- kips10
- knap10
- paik10
- paks10
- pika10
- pink10
- skip10
- kains9
- kinas9
- daks9
- dank9
- dink9
- disk9
- kadi9
- kids9
- kind9
- skid9
- kip9
- pak9
- padis8
- sapid8
- akin8
- inks8
- kain8
- kina8
- kins8
- saki8
- sank8
- sika8
- sink8
- skin8
- dak8
- kid8
- nipas7
- pains7
- pians7
- pinas7
- daps7
- dips7
- padi7
- pads7
- paid7
- ask7
- ink7
- kas7
- kin7
- kis7
- ska7
- ski7
- naps6
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