TAILPIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TAILPIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAILPIPE?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILPIPE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILPIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAILPIPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAILPIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILPIPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILPIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The last section of a vehicle exhaust system, through which fumes leave the car.
The tailpipe is what you see poking out beneath the rear bumper. Regulators measure emissions at the tailpipe, so the word often turns up in environmental discussions.
How TAILPIPE is used
Tailpipe appears in car repair and in talk about pollution, as in tailpipe emissions.
- Smoke drifted from the tailpipe of the old truck.
- New rules cut tailpipe emissions from cars.
- A rusted tailpipe made the engine very loud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAILPIPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAILPIPE
2 longer words begin with TAILPIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILPIPE
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Common questions about TAILPIPE
- Is TAILPIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILPIPE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILPIPE worth?
- TAILPIPE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAILPIPE mean?
- The last section of a vehicle exhaust system, through which fumes leave the car.
- What letters can be added to TAILPIPE?
- TAILPIPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAILPIPE:
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