8-Letter Words Starting With TAPER
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With TAPER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With TAPER 2 words
How common is TAPER at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with TAPER. They average 10.5 points and the best is TAPERING (11 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- g 50%
- s 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with TAPER
t 1a 1p 3e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2
T 1 + A 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
tapering
- nounthe act of gradually lowering the size or amount“the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”
- adjectivebecoming gradually narrower“long tapering fingers”
- adjectivegradually decreasing until little remains
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How many eight-letter words that start with TAPER are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with TAPER in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with TAPER?
TAPERING is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TAPERERS (10).