Pop
/pɒp/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts3 letters
Definition of Pop
noun
- A loud, sharp sound as of a cork coming out of a bottle.
"Listen to the pop of a champagne cork."
- (Midwest US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Lunch was sandwiches and a bottle of pop."
- (Midwest US) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
"Go in the store and buy us three pops."
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
"The man with the gun took a pop at the rabbit."
- (in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed, a portion, apiece.
"They cost 50 pence a pop."
verb
- To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
"The muskets popped away on all sides."
- To burst (something) with a popping sound.
"The boy with the pin popped the balloon."
- (with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
"A rabbit popped out of the hole."
- To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
"He popped his head around the door."
- (often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
"I'll pop by your place later today."
Anagrams of Pop
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 "Pop"
Pop is a 3-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Pop" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "pop" is a low-scoring word.