Definitions For Taper
noun
- Stick of wax with a wick in the middle
- A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
- The property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone)
- A convex shape that narrows toward a point
verb
- Diminish gradually
- Give a point to
- To become gradually smaller toward one end
Is Tapers a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
9
The word Taper is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Taper in a Sentence
- Leaves that taper to a point
- You'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine