TAPIR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TAPIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPIR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPIR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tapirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAPIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TAPIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about TAPIR
- The same 5 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
What does TAPIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large, hoofed, pig-like mammal with a short, flexible snout, found in the forests of Central and South America and Southeast Asia.
A tapir uses its short trunk-like snout much as an elephant uses its trunk, grasping leaves and fruit and pulling them toward its mouth. Despite its bulky, pig-like body, a tapir is more closely related to horses and rhinoceroses than to pigs, and young tapirs are born with white stripes and spots that fade as they mature. Most species stay close to water, where a tapir can wade, swim, or hide from predators when threatened.
How TAPIR is used
A zoological term for a specific group of animals, occasionally used loosely to describe an animal with a similarly shaped snout.
- The tapir waded into the river to cool off.
- A young tapir still showed faint stripes along its back.
- Researchers tracked the tapir through the dense forest.
- The zoo introduced a new Malayan tapir last spring.
- A startled tapir can run surprisingly fast for its size.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPIR
The 5 tiles of TAPIR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TAPIR
3 longer words begin with TAPIR.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPIR
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Common questions about TAPIR
- Is TAPIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPIR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPIR worth?
- TAPIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPIR mean?
- A large, hoofed, pig-like mammal with a short, flexible snout, found in the forests of Central and South America and Southeast Asia.
- What letters can be added to TAPIR?
- TAPIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TAPIR:
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