Is “Tap” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
TAP
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Tap

/tæp/

noun
  1. 1.A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.

  2. 2.A device used to dispense liquids.

    We don't have bottled water; you'll have to get it from the tap.

  3. 3.Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or quality of liquor.

    a liquor of the same tap

Synonyms: bar, taproom, faucet, handle, spigot, spout

verb
  1. 1.To furnish with taps.

    If we tap the maple trees, we can get maple syrup!

  2. 2.To draw off liquid from a vessel.

    He tapped a new barrel of beer.

  3. 3.To deplete, especially of a liquid via a tap; to tap out.

Synonyms: eavesdrop