TAPHOLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TAPHOLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPHOLE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPHOLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tapholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAPHOLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAPHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does TAPHOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hole in a furnace through which molten metal or slag is drawn off.
Workers open the taphole to let the liquid metal flow out and plug it again afterwards. The condition of this opening matters greatly for safe and steady furnace work.
How TAPHOLE is used
Taphole is a metallurgy term used for blast furnaces and steelmaking furnaces.
- The crew opened the taphole and the molten iron began to run.
- A worn taphole must be repaired before the next heat.
- Slag poured from the taphole in a glowing stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPHOLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAPHOLE
1 longer words begin with TAPHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPHOLE
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Common questions about TAPHOLE
- Is TAPHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPHOLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPHOLE worth?
- TAPHOLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPHOLE mean?
- A hole in a furnace through which molten metal or slag is drawn off.
- What letters can be added to TAPHOLE?
- TAPHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAPHOLE:
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