Scrabble & Words with friends points
- tap is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
- tap is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
- tap is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6
Definition of tap
- draw from; make good use of (verb)
Synonyms
- exploit
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information (verb)
Examples
- The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Synonyms
- bug
- intercept
- wiretap
- dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes (verb)
Examples
- Glover tapdances better than anybody
Synonyms
- tapdance
- make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently (verb)
Synonyms
- beg
- solicit
- a gentle blow (noun)
Synonyms
- rap
- strike
- the sound made by a gentle blow (noun)
Synonyms
- pat
- rap
- make light, repeated taps on a surface (verb)
Examples
- he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
Synonyms
- knock
- pink
- rap
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask (noun)
Synonyms
- spigot
- a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask (noun)
Synonyms
- hydrant
- water faucet
- water tap
- the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information (noun)
Synonyms
- wiretap
- a light touch or stroke (noun)
Synonyms
- dab
- pat
- strike lightly (verb)
Examples
- He tapped me on the shoulder
Synonyms
- tip
- a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing) (noun)
- a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads (noun)
- cut a female screw thread with a tap (verb)
- draw from or dip into to get something (verb)
Examples
- tap one's memory
- tap a source of money
- draw (liquor) from a tap (verb)
Examples
- tap beer in a bar
- furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it (verb)
Examples
- tap a cask of wine
- pierce in order to draw a liquid from (verb)
Examples
- tap a maple tree for its syrup
- tap a keg of beer
- walk with a tapping sound (verb)
See definition of tap in Merriam Webster