clap
Clap commonly means to cause to strike the air in flight, clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval, or put quickly or forcibly. As a noun, clap can refer to a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated, a sudden very loud noise, or a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
11
Starts
CL
Ends
LAP
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “CLAP” Mean?
clap has 10 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesVerb
7 sensesput quickly or forcibly
“The judge clapped him in jail”
cause to strike the air in flight
“The big bird clapped its wings”
strike the air in flight
“the wings of the birds clapped loudly”
strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
Show 1 more verb definition
strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
“clap two boards together”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a sudden very loud noise
Length
4 letters
Starts With
C
Ends With
P
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
C, L, A, P
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆CLAP has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆CLAP is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆CLAP can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆CLAP uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
C
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CCVC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
CL, LA, AP
Trigrams
CLA, LAP
Crossword Intelligence
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