taper

1. Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.

2. Progressively narrowed toward one end.

3. Furnished with or adjusted to a scale.

1. A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.

2. A gradual decrease, as in action or force.

3. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.

4. A small or very slender candle.

5. A source of feeble light.

1. To become progressively smaller toward one end.

2. To diminish gradually.

3. To cause to taper.

4. Diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end:.

1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.

2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off: The storm finally tapered off.

1. To make smaller gradually.

2. To make thinner or narrower at one end.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
prate	7	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ar	2
ae	2
pe	4
pa	4
et	2
er	2
te	2
re	2
ta	2
at	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
rap	5
rat	3
rep	5
ret	3
tae	3
tap	5
tar	3
tea	3
pea	5
pet	5
per	5
pat	5
ape	5
apt	5
are	3
art	3
ate	3
ear	3
eat	3
era	3
eta	3
par	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tepa	6
trap	6
tape	6
tare	4
tarp	6
tear	4
peat	6
reap	6
rate	4
rapt	6
rape	6
prat	6
pert	6
pear	6
pate	6
part	6
pare	6
aper	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
prate	7
peart	7
pater	7
apter	7
taper	7