Words · Rare
yapped
6 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of yap.
- verb
bark in a high pitched tone
the puppies yelped
- noun
informal terms for the mouth
Word history
History of yap
Probably of imitative origin. Alternatively, from dialectal yap, yaup, yalp (“to yap, yelp”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s rare in everyday writing. Until then it scores as a bonus word.