CLIP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CLIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIP?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CLIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does CLIP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut short with shears or scissors.
Clip meaning to cut and clip meaning to fasten are two different words, one Old Norse and one Old English, and English has kept both without confusion. A film clip belongs to the cutting one.
How CLIP is used
Clipped, clips. Also a noun.
- They clipped the hedge twice a summer.
- The word clip covers two unrelated verbs.
- A clip holds the papers together.
- A film clip is named from cutting.
- Two clips of the same scene were shown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLIP
22 longer words begin with CLIP.
Words ending in CLIP
7 words end in CLIP. Useful as a back hook: play CLIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLIP inside
24 words contain CLIP in the middle. Words that start with CLIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIP
Common questions about CLIP
- Is CLIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIP worth?
- CLIP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIP mean?
- To cut short with shears or scissors.
- What letters can be added to CLIP?
- CLIP takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CLIP:
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