Is TAPEWORMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAPEWORMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAPEWORMS mean?
Tapeworms is a form of TAPEWORM.
- noun
ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + P (3) + E (1) + W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TAPEWORMS
TAPEWORMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TAPEWORMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tapeworm15
- swamper14
- postwar12
- powters12
- prowest12
- twasome12
- warmest12
- womeras12
- swamp12
- restamp11
- stamper11
- stomper11
- tampers11
- trompes11
- mowers11
- pawers11
- powers11
- powter11
- twerps11
- womera11
- mopers10
- proems10
- remaps10
- tamper10
- tempos10
- tramps10
- trompe10
- tromps10
- meows10
- mower10
- pawer10
- power10
- prows10
- stowp10
- swarm10
- swept10
- twerp10
- wames10
- warms10
- warps10
- worms10
- wraps10
- wrapt10
- esparto9
- maestro9
- omertas9
- proteas9
- seaport9
- rawest9
- tawers9
- towers9
- waster9
- waters9
- worset9
- moper9
- mopes9
- perms9
- poems9
- pomes9
- prams9
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