Yes, tapes is a Scrabble word!

Verb

1. Fasten or attach with tape

2. Record on videotape

3. Register electronically

4. Cut a female screw thread with a tap

5. Draw from or dip into to get something

6. Strike lightly

7. Draw from; make good use of

8. Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

9. Furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

10. Make light, repeated taps on a surface

11. Walk with a tapping sound

12. Dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

13. Draw (liquor) from a tap

14. Pierce in order to draw a liquid from

15. Make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently

Noun

1. A long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening

2. A recording made on magnetic tape

3. The finishing line for a foot race

4. Measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths

5. Memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information