tap
Tap can refer to the sound made by a gentle blow, a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask, or a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing). As a verb, tap can mean to draw from or dip into to get something, cut a female screw thread with a tap, or draw from; make good use of.
Length
3
Scrabble
5
WWF
6
Starts
TA
Ends
TAP
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “TAP” Mean?
tap has 20 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
8 sensesa faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Synonyms
a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
a plug for a bunghole in a cask
Synonyms
Verb
12 sensescut a female screw thread with a tap
draw from or dip into to get something
“tap one's memory”
“tap a source of money”
furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it
“tap a cask of wine”
Show 6 more verb definitions
walk with a tapping sound
“The children tap to the playground”
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
“Glover tapdances better than anybody”
“Sam and Sue tap”
Synonyms
draw (liquor) from a tap
“tap beer in a bar”
pierce in order to draw a liquid from
“tap a maple tree for its syrup”
“tap a keg of beer”
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the sound made by a gentle blow
Length
3 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
P
Vowels
1
Consonants
2
Letters
T, A, P
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆TAP has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TAP is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆TAP can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 3-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆TAP uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
P
Letter Pattern
ABC
CV Pattern
CVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
TA, AP
Trigrams
TAP
Crossword Intelligence
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