HEELTAP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEELTAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEELTAP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEELTAP is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEELTAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heeltapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEELTAP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEELTAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does HEELTAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A heeltap is a small amount of drink left at the bottom of a glass, or one of the layers of leather in a shoe heel.
Old drinking rules said you should not leave a heeltap, meaning you should finish your glass. Shoemakers used the same word for the stacked leather pieces of a heel.
How HEELTAP is used
Heeltap is an old-fashioned word, found in toasts and shoemaking.
- He drained the glass and left no heeltap.
- The cobbler fixed a worn heeltap on her boot.
- A heeltap of wine remained in the bottle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEELTAP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEELTAP
1 longer words begin with HEELTAP.
Shorter words from the letters in HEELTAP
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Common questions about HEELTAP
- Is HEELTAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEELTAP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEELTAP worth?
- HEELTAP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEELTAP mean?
- A heeltap is a small amount of drink left at the bottom of a glass, or one of the layers of leather in a shoe heel.
- What letters can be added to HEELTAP?
- HEELTAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEELTAP:
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