Unscramble GRIPTAPE and you have 196 words, GRIPTAPE itself among them: it scores 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
G23R1I1P34T1A1P34E1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from GRIPTAPE split into 1 with 8 letters, 2 with 7, 16 with 6, 40 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Of the 40 5-letter words from GRIPTAPE, 4 score 9 points, the group's best. GREAT, PAPER and TIGER are the ones most people know.
8 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble GRIPTAPE tie at 8 points; none scores more. PAGE, PART and TRIP will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from GRIPTAPE, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. ARE, GET and ART are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of GRIPTAPE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with GR · ending in PE · all 8-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GAPPIER (12 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
GRIPTAPE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIPTAPE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 196) | 158 | 196 | 146 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRIPTAPE, GAPPER, GAPIER, RAPPE, GRAIP, PAGRI, PAPE, PARP, PTERIA, RIPP, APERT, PAIRE and 26 more, 38 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PEPITA, PERP, PIPA, PRATIE, APP, GATER, AREG, GITE, ARIE, GI, RAI and TE, 12 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of GRIPTAPE spell the words below.