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Traps

/tɹæps/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Traps

noun

  1. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

    "I put down some traps in my apartment to try and deal with the mouse problem."

  2. A trick or arrangement designed to catch someone in a more general sense; a snare.

    "Unfortunately she fell into the trap of confusing biology with destiny."

  3. A covering over a hole or opening; a trapdoor.

    "Close the trap, would you, before someone falls and breaks their neck."

  4. A kind of movable stepladder or set of stairs.
  5. A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the game of trapball

verb

  1. To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

    "to trap foxes"

  2. To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.
  3. To provide with a trap.

    "to trap a drain"

  4. To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game

    "trap for beaver"

  5. To leave suddenly, to flee.

noun

  1. A dark coloured igneous rock, now used to designate any non-volcanic, non-granitic igneous rock; trap rock.

verb

  1. To dress with ornaments; to adorn (especially said of horses).

noun

  1. The trapezius muscle.
Anagrams of Traps

5 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "traps":

partspratsspratstraptarps

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+asatrap
+epasterpaterspratesrepasttapers
+irapisttapirs
+mtramps
+opastor
+sspratsstraps
+ypastry
Related Word Patterns
TR...Words starting with "tr"...PSWords ending with "ps"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "traps"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
t1
r1
a1
p3
s1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Traps
abampsabbotshipsaccountantshipsafterclapsafterdampsagitpropsairdropsairmanshipsairshipsairstripsalpsambassadorships
Related 5-Letter Words
tabbytabertabestabidtablatabletabootabortabuntabustacestacettachetachstacit

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 "Traps"

Traps is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "traps" can be rearranged to form 5 other valid words.

Using "Traps" in Word Games

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