WATTAPE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WATTAPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WATTAPE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WATTAPE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATTAPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wattapesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATTAPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WATTAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 617,576.
What does WATTAPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A strong thread made from the split roots of conifers, used by some North American peoples to sew bark.
Wattape was prized for its toughness and was especially useful for stitching together sheets of birch bark in canoes. The word is of Algonquian origin and is mostly found in books on traditional crafts.
How WATTAPE is used
Rare, found in writing about Native American crafts and canoe building.
- The canoe seams were sewn with wattape made from spruce roots.
- She learned to split roots and twist them into wattape.
- Strong wattape held the bark panels firmly together.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WATTAPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WATTAPE
1 longer words begin with WATTAPE.
Shorter words from the letters in WATTAPE
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Common questions about WATTAPE
- Is WATTAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATTAPE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATTAPE worth?
- WATTAPE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WATTAPE mean?
- A strong thread made from the split roots of conifers, used by some North American peoples to sew bark.
- What letters can be added to WATTAPE?
- WATTAPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WATTAPE:
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