TAPOTEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. TAPOTEMENT 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept TAPOTEMENT?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful TAPOTEMENT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for TAPOTEMENT

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How TAPOTEMENT scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in TAPOTEMENT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAPOTEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about TAPOTEMENT

• TAPOTEMENT begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with TAPOTEMENT

1 longer words begin with TAPOTEMENT.

Shorter words from the letters in TAPOTEMENT

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Common questions about TAPOTEMENT

Is TAPOTEMENT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPOTEMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is TAPOTEMENT worth?

TAPOTEMENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to TAPOTEMENT?

TAPOTEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.