TAPA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tapasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAPA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does TAPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands by pounding the bark of the paper mulberry tree.
Tapa is produced by soaking strips of paper-mulberry bark and beating them flat with wooden mallets until the fibers fuse into a broad sheet, which is then dyed or stamped with patterns. Pacific island cultures have long used tapa for clothing, bedding, and ceremonial dress.
How TAPA is used
Encountered in descriptions of traditional Pacific island craft and dress.
- The dancers wore skirts made of painted tapa.
- Villagers spent the afternoon beating bark into tapa.
- The museum's collection included a large sheet of tapa cloth.
- Tapa was traded between islands as a valuable good.
- The pattern stamped on the tapa marked the wearer's family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPA
The 4 tiles of TAPA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAPA
11 longer words begin with TAPA.
Words with TAPA inside
11 words contain TAPA in the middle. Words that start with TAPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPA
Common questions about TAPA
- Is TAPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPA worth?
- TAPA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPA mean?
- A coarse cloth made in the Pacific islands by pounding the bark of the paper mulberry tree.
- What letters can be added to TAPA?
- TAPA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAPA:
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