BAGPIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BAGPIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAGPIPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 61 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAGPIPE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAGPIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAGPIPE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BAGPIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,745 thousand.
What does BAGPIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A wind instrument with reed pipes that sound from air squeezed out of a bag held under the arm.
The player blows air into the bag and presses it, so the drones keep sounding between breaths. A bagpipe is closely linked with Scotland, though similar instruments exist across Europe and beyond.
How BAGPIPE is used
Bagpipe is the singular form, and bagpipes is also common for the single instrument.
- A lone bagpipe led the parade through town.
- He learned to play the bagpipe as a boy.
- The sound of a bagpipe carried across the glen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAGPIPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAGPIPE
4 longer words begin with BAGPIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAGPIPE
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Common questions about BAGPIPE
- Is BAGPIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAGPIPE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAGPIPE worth?
- BAGPIPE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAGPIPE mean?
- A wind instrument with reed pipes that sound from air squeezed out of a bag held under the arm.
- What letters can be added to BAGPIPE?
- BAGPIPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BAGPIPE:
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