Yes. ZAP is a valid word.
ZAP is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ZAP is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About ZAP
ZAP means to strike suddenly, as with an electric shock, or to heat food in a microwave; its forms include ZAPPED, ZAPPING and ZAPS. With the Z and the 3-point P, ZAP is worth 14 before bonuses.
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ZAP scores 14 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + A 1 + P 3 = 14. On a double-word square that's 28, on a triple-word 42, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: ZAP as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZAP is worth 34 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After ZAP (1):
- ZAPSform of ZAP: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from ZAP
Other forms of ZAP (3):
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ZAP and these are still words:
- BAPa small loaf or roll of soft bread
- CAPa tight-fitting headdress
- DAP
- GAPa conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
- HAPan accidental happening
- LAPthe upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- MAPa diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
- NAPa period of time spent sleeping
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Z, A and P.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
ZAP + S
- ZAPSform of ZAP: a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact
Memory tip
ZAP means to hit with a jolt, or to microwave food.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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