CLIPPER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CLIPPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIPPER?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIPPER is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIPPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
clippersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIPPER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLIPPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does CLIPPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fast sailing ship of the nineteenth century, or a tool used to cut or trim small pieces off something.
The sailing clipper had a narrow hull and tall masts and carried tea and wool across oceans in record time. In another sense a clipper is a trimming tool, as in nail clippers or hair clippers. The name comes from the idea of moving or cutting at speed.
How CLIPPER is used
The word clipper names either a famous type of ship or a small cutting tool.
- The tea clipper raced home from China in under ninety days.
- He used a clipper to trim the hedge edges.
- The old clipper lay in the museum harbour, fully rigged.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIPPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CLIPPER
The 7 tiles of CLIPPER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CLIPPER
1 longer words begin with CLIPPER.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIPPER
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Common questions about CLIPPER
- Is CLIPPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIPPER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIPPER worth?
- CLIPPER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIPPER mean?
- A fast sailing ship of the nineteenth century, or a tool used to cut or trim small pieces off something.
- What letters can be added to CLIPPER?
- CLIPPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLIPPER:
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