tape: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with T · ends with E
Meaning of tape
noun
- countable, uncountable
Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
Example: Hand me some tape. I need to fix a tear in this paper.
- countable, uncountable
Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.
Example: We made some decorative flowers out of the tape we bought.
- countable, uncountable
Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.
Example: Jones broke the tape in 47.77 seconds, a new world record.
- countable, uncountable
Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.
Example: Did you get that on tape?
Listed forms: tapes.
Source: Wiktionary — tape.
verb
To bind with adhesive tape.
Example: Be sure to tape your parcel securely before posting it.
To record, originally onto magnetic tape.
Example: You shouldn’t have said that. The microphone was on and we were taping.
- informal
To understand, figure out.
Example: I've finally got this thing taped.
Listed forms: tapes, taping, taped.
Source: Wiktionary — tape.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for tape.
noun
a recording made on magnetic tape
- tape recording
- taping
noun
measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
- tapeline
- tape measure
noun
memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
- magnetic tape
- mag tape
verb
record on videotape
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tape in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tape
T(1) + A(1) + P(3) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of tape
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tape
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tape. Showing up to 24, longest first.