deathtrap
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
/ˈdɛθtɹæp/
(UK)
Definition of deathtrap
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(figuratively, informal)An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
“Route 9 is a deathtrap; they should at least put up guard rails.”
“Dude, your car is a deathtrap! Get the brakes and the steering fixed.”
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noun
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(figuratively, informal)An extremely dangerous location, structure, or device.
“Route 9 is a deathtrap; they should at least put up guard rails.”
“Dude, your car is a deathtrap! Get the brakes and the steering fixed.”
- A plot device where a villain in a story puts a hero in an elaborate dangerous situation for the purposes of attempting a sadistic murder.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From death + trap.
Words you can make from deathtrap
200+ playable · top: PHATTER (12 pts)
Best play phatter 12 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
24 words- HARPED 12 pts
- HEPTAD 12 pts
- PARDAH 12 pts
- RAPHAE 11 pts
- TEPHRA 11 pts
- TERAPH 11 pts
- THREAP 11 pts
- DEARTH 10 pts
- HATRED 10 pts
- HATTED 10 pts
- THREAD 10 pts
- DEPART 9 pts
- HATTER 9 pts
- PARADE 9 pts
- PARTED 9 pts
- PATTED 9 pts
- PETARD 9 pts
- PRATED 9 pts
- THREAT 9 pts
- PATTER 8 pts
- TAPETA 8 pts
- RATTED 7 pts
- TARTED 7 pts
- TETRAD 7 pts
5-letter words
44 words- DEPTH 11 pts
- RAPHE 10 pts
- AAHED 9 pts
- AHEAD 9 pts
- DEATH 9 pts
- HARED 9 pts
- HATED 9 pts
- HEARD 9 pts
- ADAPT 8 pts
- ADEPT 8 pts
- ARHAT 8 pts
- DRAPE 8 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- PADRE 8 pts
- PARED 8 pts
- PATED 8 pts
- RAPED 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
- TAPED 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- APART 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- AREPA 7 pts
- PARAE 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TRAPT 7 pts
- ATTED 6 pts
- DATER 6 pts
- DERAT 6 pts
- RATED 6 pts
- TARED 6 pts
- TRADE 6 pts
- TREAD 6 pts
- ATTAR 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- TATAR 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- EPHA 9 pts
- HARP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- PHAT 9 pts
- AHED 8 pts
- HADE 8 pts
- HAED 8 pts
- HARD 8 pts
- HEAD 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- APED 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAAR 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- PARD 7 pts
- RATH 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- TAHR 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAT 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- ATAP 6 pts
- PARA 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- TAPA 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- DARE 5 pts
- DART 5 pts
- DATA 5 pts
- DATE 5 pts
- DEAR 5 pts
- DRAT 5 pts
- READ 5 pts
- TRAD 5 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TART 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
3-letter words
50 words- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- DAH 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- HAD 7 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- DAP 6 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- PAD 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- TAD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
2-letter words
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