rattrap
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
Definition of rattrap
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
A device (trap) used to catch rats.
“... the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages - was nothing but a big rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. It offered riches and joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, and as soon as anyone let himself be tempted to touch the bait, it closed in on him, and then everything came to an end.”
See all 4 definitions Show less
noun
-
A device (trap) used to catch rats.
“... the whole world with its lands and seas, its cities and villages - was nothing but a big rattrap. It had never existed for any other purpose than to set baits for people. It offered riches and joys, shelter and food, heat and clothing, exactly as the rattrap offered cheese and pork, and as soon as anyone let himself be tempted to touch the bait, it closed in on him, and then everything came to an end.”
- A dilapidated building, a place that is run down and unsanitary.
- A difficult, entangling situation.
- A type of bicycle pedal made of metal with no rubber.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English rat trappe; equivalent to rat + trap.
Words you can make from rattrap
30 playable · top: APART (7 pts)
Best play apart 7 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
3 words4-letter words
10 words3-letter words
10 words2-letter words
5 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to rattrap to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with rattrap
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes rattrap, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.