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Is entrap a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word entrap is a Scrabble US word. The word entrap is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

E1N1T1R1A1P3

Is entrap a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word entrap is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

E1N1T1R1A1P3

Is entrap a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word entrap is a Words With Friends word. The word entrap is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1N2T1R1A1P4

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6-letter words (6 found)

ARPENT,ENRAPT,ENTRAP,PANTER,PARENT,TREPAN,

5-letter words (15 found)

ANTRE,APERT,APTER,ARPEN,EARNT,PAREN,PATEN,PATER,PEART,PETAR,PRATE,PRENT,TAPEN,TAPER,TRAPE,

4-letter words (38 found)

ANTE,APER,ARET,EARN,ETNA,NAPE,NARE,NEAP,NEAR,NEAT,PANE,PANT,PARE,PART,PATE,PEAN,PEAR,PEAT,PENT,PERN,PERT,PRAT,RANT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,REAN,REAP,RENT,TANE,TAPE,TARE,TARN,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TERN,TRAP,

3-letter words (38 found)

ANE,ANT,APE,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ERA,ERN,ETA,NAE,NAP,NAT,NEP,NET,PAN,PAR,PAT,PEA,PEN,PER,PET,PRE,RAN,RAP,RAT,REN,REP,RET,TAE,TAN,TAP,TAR,TEA,TEN,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,NA,NE,PA,PE,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 113 words from entrap according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of entrap

entrap

Etymology

From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper (“catch in a trap”), equivalent to en- +‎ trap. Compare Middle English bitrappen, from Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), from the same West Germanic source (see Modern English betrap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹæp/
  • Rhymes: -æp

Verb

entrap (third-person singular simple present entraps, present participle entrapping, simple past and past participle entrapped)

  1. (transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.
  2. (transitive) To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.

Usage notes

Entrap is a more intense form of trap: see en-.

Synonyms

  • betrap, ensnare

Derived terms

  • entrapment

Translations

Anagrams

  • -pteran, Panter, Parten, arpent, enrapt, panter, parent, trepan

Source: wiktionary.org