Taps

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A military bugle call sounded at the end of the day as a signal to extinguish lights and retire.

“As taps echoed across the barracks, the soldiers settled quietly into their bunks.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/tæps/

Related Words

Synonyms

lights outbugle call

Antonyms

reveille

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

A familiar 4-letter word, TAP is a root many players try early, so TAPS is a natural Wordle extension.

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, P scores 3 and TAPS is straightforward to place, opening hooks for neighbouring words.

Words Related to Taps

Anagrams of Taps

Words that use exactly the same letters as “taps”.

apts past pats spat

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “taps” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

caps daps gaps haps maps tabs tags tape tips tops

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “taps”.

apast pacts pants parts pasta paste pasts pasty patas pates paths patsy peats piast pitas plats prats sapit septa spait spalt spart spate spath

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