“ETAPE” is a valid word. — 7 points Scrabble

tapea long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
pateliver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
peatpartially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
tepa

eattake in solid food
teaa beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
ategoddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
peeliquid excretory product
peta domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
patthe sound made by a gentle blow
tapthe sound made by a gentle blow
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apeany of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
peaseed of a pea plant used for food
teethe starting place for each hole on a golf course
etaa terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees
apt(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
paan informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
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pethe 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

ETAPE