Definitions For Wiretap

noun

  • The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
  • A device that allows someone to secretly listen to phone conversations
  • A conversation that has been recorded using a wiretap

verb

  • Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
  • To place a device on (someone's phone) in order to secretly listen to telephone calls

Is Wiretaps 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
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Wiretap is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Wiretap in a Sentence

  • The FBI wiretapped his phone.
  • Federal agents put a wiretap on his phone.
  • Investigators listened to the wiretaps for clues about the suspect's whereabouts.

Synonyms for Wiretap

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