TAPERNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAPERNESSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAPERNESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPERNESSES is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPERNESSES
No single letter turns TAPERNESSES into another word.
How TAPERNESSES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TAPERNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAPERNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TAPERNESSES
- The same 11 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
Anagrams of TAPERNESSES
The 11 tiles of TAPERNESSES in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPERNESSES
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Common questions about TAPERNESSES
- Is TAPERNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAPERNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is TAPERNESSES worth?
- TAPERNESSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAPERNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to TAPERNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TAPERNESSES:
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