cop: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with C · ends with P
Meaning of cop
verb
- informal, transitive
To obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
- transitive
To (be forced to) take; to receive; to shoulder; to bear, especially blame or punishment for a particular instance of wrongdoing.
Example: When caught, he would often cop a vicious blow from his father.
- slang, transitive
To see and record a railway locomotive for the first time.
- transitive
To steal.
Listed forms: cops, copping, copped.
Source: Wiktionary — cop.
noun
- informal
A police officer or prison guard.
Listed forms: cops.
Source: Wiktionary — cop.
noun
- obsolete
A spider.
Listed forms: cops.
Source: Wiktionary — cop.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for cop.
noun
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
verb
take by theft
verb
take into custody
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cop in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cop
C(3) + O(1) + P(3) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of cop
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from cop
2 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cop. Showing up to 24, longest first.