TAPE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAPE 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 TAPE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about TAPE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 TAPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A narrow strip of material, often adhesive on one side, used for fastening, binding, or recording.
Tape covers a wide family of narrow strips, from the sticky kind used to seal a package to the magnetic strip once used to record sound and video, and the measuring tape used to check a length. What unites the uses is the shape: a long, thin, flexible band that can be wound or cut.
How TAPE is used
Common in everyday speech across many different senses.
- He sealed the box with a strip of tape.
- The runner broke the tape at the finish line.
- She kept the old interview on cassette tape.
- The carpenter measured the shelf with a tape.
- A torn piece of tape held the poster to the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPE
The 4 tiles of TAPE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TAPE
Showing 24 of 41 words that begin with TAPE.
Words ending in TAPE
13 words end in TAPE. Useful as a back hook: play TAPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAPE inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain TAPE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPE
Common questions about TAPE
- Is TAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPE worth?
- TAPE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPE mean?
- A narrow strip of material, often adhesive on one side, used for fastening, binding, or recording.
- What letters can be added to TAPE?
- TAPE takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAPE:
Open TAPE in the Word Finder