Leap

/liːp/

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Leap

noun

The act of leaping or jumping.
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
A group of leopards.
A significant move forward.
A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
"It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs."

verb

To jump.
To pass over by a leap or jump.
"to leap a wall or a ditch"
To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
To cause to leap.
"to leap a horse across a ditch"

adjective

(calendar) Intercalary, bissextile.

Anagrams of Leap

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "leap":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "leap" and rearranging:

+dpadle paled pedal plead

+npanel penal plane plena

+pappel apple pepla

Related Word Patterns

LE...Words starting with "le"...APWords ending with "ap"All 4-letter words Unscramble "leap"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

bound hop jump spring

Letter Values

l1

e1

a1

p3

Total: 6 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "leap"All 4-Letter Words Words Starting With "L"

Rhymes With Leap

afterclap atap baaskaap baaskap baasskap backslap backwrap bap becap beleap bewrap bitmap

Related 4-Letter Words

labs lace lack lacs lacy lade lads lady lags laic laid lain lair lake lakh

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid

TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid

Words With Friends: Valid

Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Leap"

Leap is a 4-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "leap" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Leap" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "leap" is a low-scoring word.