TAPELINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TAPELINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPELINE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPELINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPELINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tapelinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAPELINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAPELINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAPELINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAPELINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A long flexible strip marked with units, used for measuring length.
Carpenters keep a tapeline on the belt and pull it out to check a board. Seamstresses use a cloth one for measuring the body.
How TAPELINE is used
Tapeline is more common in American speech than in British.
- He pulled the tapeline across the floor.
- A steel tapeline hung from her belt.
- Hand me the tapeline and I will measure the window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPELINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPELINE
The 8 tiles of TAPELINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TAPELINE
1 longer words begin with TAPELINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPELINE
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Common questions about TAPELINE
- Is TAPELINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPELINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPELINE worth?
- TAPELINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPELINE mean?
- A long flexible strip marked with units, used for measuring length.
- What letters can be added to TAPELINE?
- TAPELINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAPELINE:
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