tapering

ADJECTIVENOUN
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH T

tapering is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1A1P3E1R1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING

What does tapering mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Becoming gradually narrower.

“long tapering fingers”

SIMILAR
2

Gradually decreasing until little remains.

SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The act of gradually lowering the size or amount.

“the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose”

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