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Is yap a Scrabble word?

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

Y4A1P3

Is yap a Scrabble UK word?

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

Y4A1P3

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Yes. The word yap is a Words With Friends word. The word yap is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

Y3A1P4

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3-letter words (3 found)

PAY,PYA,YAP,

2-letter words (3 found)

AY,PA,YA,

You can make 6 words from yap according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of yap

yap ayp ypa pya apy pay

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word yap. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in yap.

Definitions and meaning of yap

yap

Translingual

Symbol

yap

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Yapese.

Etymology

Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”), from Middle English ȝælpen, variant of yelpen (“to yelp”). More at yelp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jæp/
  • Rhymes: -æp

Noun

yap (countable and uncountable, plural yaps)

  1. (countable) The high-pitched bark of a small dog, or similar.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Casual talk; chatter.
  3. (countable, slang, derogatory) The mouth, which produces speech.
  4. (countable, Geordie) A badly behaved child; a brat.

Translations

References

  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN

Verb

yap (third-person singular simple present yaps, present participle yapping, simple past and past participle yapped)

  1. (intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.
  3. (transitive, slang) To rob or steal from (someone).

Translations

Anagrams

  • APY, Pay, pay, pya

Catawba

Noun

yap

  1. tree; wood

Usage notes

The word is also represented ya, yop, ya’p, yo’p.

Descendants

  • English: yaupon

Finnish

Etymology

< Yap

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑp/, [ˈjɑ̝p]

Noun

yap

  1. Yapese (Austronesian language spoken in the Federated States of Micronesia, especially by the inhabitants of Yap)

Declension

Synonyms

  • yapin kieli

Lashi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jap/

Verb

yap

  1. to stand

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Pnar

Etymology

From Proto-Khasian *ja:p. Cognate with Khasi ïap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jap/

Verb

yap

  1. to die

Rade

Verb

yap

  1. to count, tell, reckon or calculate

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yéw-o-m, from *yéwos, from *yew-, *yewh₁- (“to ripen, mature”), whence yu-. Compare Sanskrit यव (yáva, “barley”).

Noun

yap m sg

  1. millet
    Synonym: lyekṣye

Derived terms

  • ypiye (“pertaining to millet”)

Turkish

Pronunciation

Verb

yap

  1. second-person singular imperative of yapmak

Source: wiktionary.org