TARPAPER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TARPAPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TARPAPER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TARPAPER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TARPAPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tarpapersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TARPAPER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TARPAPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TARPAPER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TARPAPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Heavy paper coated or soaked with tar, used as a waterproof building material.
Builders lay tarpaper under roof shingles or on walls to keep out moisture. Old sheds and cheap cabins were often covered in it, giving the phrase tarpaper shack its meaning.
How TARPAPER is used
Tarpaper is a construction word, often written as two words, tar paper.
- The roofers rolled out the tarpaper before nailing the shingles.
- They lived in a small tarpaper shack by the railway.
- Wind tore a sheet of tarpaper loose from the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TARPAPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TARPAPER
2 longer words begin with TARPAPER.
Shorter words from the letters in TARPAPER
Showing 40 of 111. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TARPAPER
- Is TARPAPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TARPAPER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TARPAPER worth?
- TARPAPER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TARPAPER mean?
- Heavy paper coated or soaked with tar, used as a waterproof building material.
- What letters can be added to TARPAPER?
- TARPAPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TARPAPER:
Open TARPAPER in the Word Finder