Yaps

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of yap, meaning to bark sharply and shrilly.

“The little terrier yaps at every visitor who comes through the front door.”

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Synonyms

barks yelps yips snaps

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Y, A, P, S, all fairly common letters, testing P in third position can eliminate many candidates

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, YAP takes an S hook cleanly, making YAPS a straightforward extension

Words Related to Yaps

Anagrams of Yaps

Words that use exactly the same letters as “yaps”.

aspy pays pyas spay

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “yaps” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

caps daps gaps haps maps

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “yaps”.

gaspy palsy pasty patsy peasy physa pisay plays prays raspy sappy shapy snapy soapy spacy spary spays splay spray waspy yaups yawps

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