TAP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAP?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about TAP
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe.
Tap meaning a light knock is a separate word from French, while tapping a telephone came from the plumbing sense of drawing something off a line. American English calls the fitting a faucet and keeps tap for everything else.
How TAP is used
Countable. Also a verb: tapped, tapping.
- The tap drips whatever the washer is replaced with.
- A tap at the window and then nothing.
- They tapped the line and heard four months of nothing.
- Americans say faucet where the British say tap.
- Tapping a rubber tree is where the plumbing sense started.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAP
The 3 tiles of TAP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAP
Showing 24 of 125 words that begin with TAP.
Words ending in TAP
6 words end in TAP. Useful as a back hook: play TAP onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAP inside
Showing 24 of 268 words that contain TAP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAP
Common questions about TAP
- Is TAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAP, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAP worth?
- TAP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAP mean?
- A device controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe.
- What letters can be added to TAP?
- TAP takes 6 hooks: 2 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAP:
Open TAP in the Word Finder