Is “Clapper” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CLAPPER
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Clapper

/ˈklæpɚ/

noun
  1. 1.One who claps; a person who applauds by clapping the hands.

  2. 2.An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

  3. 3.A wooden mechanical device used as a scarecrow; bird-scaring rattle, a wind-rattle or a wind-clapper.

Synonyms: clapstick, musicstick

verb
  1. 1.To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.

  2. 2.To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.

  3. 3.Of birds, to repeatedly strike the mandibles together.