tarpit is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: invalid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: invalid
QuickWords validity: invalid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE)

A lake of asphalt formed when subterranean bitumen leaks to the ground surface. Such pits are important in forming fossil fuel reserves; they are also apt to trap passing animals, which become fossilized in the tar.
(computing) A service that purposely delays incoming connections in order to reduce the effectiveness of spamming and similar techniques.

Verb

(computing) To delay by means of a tarpit service.

tarpit is not a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is not valid in Scrabble ✘
• US English (TWL06) - The word is not valid in Scrabble ✘
• 8 points

tarpit is not an iScramble valid word

• The word is not valid in iScramble ✘
• 21 points

tarpit is not an QuickWords valid word

• The word is not valid in QuickWords ✘
• 21 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• PARFITT
• PARRITT
• PARTITA
• PARTITE
• PATRIOT
• PATRIST
• PIERATT
• PITTARA
• PITTARD
• PRATTIE
• TARPITS
• TEARPIT
• TIPCART
• TRIPART
• TRIPTAN

Same letters minus one

• ATRIP
• ATTRI
• ITTAR
• PARTI
• PATTI
• PIATT
• PITTA
• PRATT
• PRITT
• RATTI
• TAPIR
• TAPTI
• TIATR
• TRAIT
• TRAPT
• TRIPT