soap: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with S · ends with P
Meaning of soap
noun
- countable, uncountable
A metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
- broadly, countable, informal, uncountable
Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning.
Example: I tried washing my hands with soap, but the stain wouldn't go away.
- countable, slang, uncountable
Money, specially when used as a bribe.
- countable, informal
A soap opera.
Listed forms: soaps, sope.
Source: Wiktionary — soap.
verb
- transitive
To apply soap to in washing.
Example: Be sure to soap yourself well before rinsing.
- informal, transitive
To cover, lather, or in any other manner treat with soap, often as a prank.
Example: Those kids soaped my windows!
- informal, transitive
To be discreet about (a topic).
- dated, slang
To flatter; to wheedle.
Listed forms: soaps, soaping, soaped.
Source: Wiktionary — soap.
noun
- slang, uncountable
thiopental (sodium pentothal)
Source: Wiktionary — soap.
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 soap.
noun
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
verb
rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is soap in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of soap
S(1) + O(1) + A(1) + P(3) = 6 points.
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Anagrams of soap
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 soap
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