TAPLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TAPLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPLESS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPLESS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPLESS
No single letter turns TAPLESS into another word.
How TAPLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAPLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What stands out about TAPLESS
- The same 7 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 TAPLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having no tap, whether a water faucet, a threaded plug or a spigot.
Tapless is a rare word formed simply by adding the ending -less to tap. You are most likely to meet it in a description of a barrel or fixture that lacks the fitting normally attached.
How TAPLESS is used
Tapless is an uncommon, self-explanatory formation used for objects missing a tap.
- The tapless basin could only be filled from a jug.
- He bought a tapless cask because the seller had lost the spigot.
- The old kitchen looked bare with its tapless sink.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPLESS
The 7 tiles of TAPLESS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPLESS
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Common questions about TAPLESS
- Is TAPLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPLESS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPLESS worth?
- TAPLESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPLESS mean?
- Having no tap, whether a water faucet, a threaded plug or a spigot.
- What letters can be added to TAPLESS?
- No single letter can be added to TAPLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAPLESS:
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