Is “Trap” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TRAP
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
Valid

Meaning of Trap

/tɹæp/

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

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

Synonyms: snare, trap music

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

    to trap foxes

  2. 2.To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap.

  3. 3.To provide with a trap.

    to trap a drain