TAPS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TAPS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAPS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAPS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAPS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TAPS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TAPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about TAPS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 TAPS mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A bugle call played at military funerals and at the end of the day, signaling lights out or the close of a ceremony.
Taps is a short, mournful melody sounded on a single bugle, used by the armed forces to mark the end of the day in camp and, more solemnly, to close military funerals and memorial services. Unlike the plain plural of tap, taps names one specific piece of music with its own history.
How TAPS is used
Chiefly North American military usage; often treated as a proper name for the tune.
- A lone bugler played taps over the flag-draped coffin.
- The camp fell silent as taps sounded at nightfall.
- Veterans stood at attention while taps was played.
- The recording of taps echoed across the cemetery.
- He learned to play taps for the memorial service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAPS
The 4 tiles of TAPS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TAPS
12 longer words begin with TAPS.
Words ending in TAPS
6 words end in TAPS. Useful as a back hook: play TAPS onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAPS inside
6 words contain TAPS in the middle. Words that start with TAPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAPS
Common questions about TAPS
- Is TAPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAPS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAPS worth?
- TAPS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAPS mean?
- A bugle call played at military funerals and at the end of the day, signaling lights out or the close of a ceremony.
- What letters can be added to TAPS?
- TAPS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TAPS:
Open TAPS in the Word Finder