CLIPPIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIPPIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CLIPPIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIPPIES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIPPIES
No single letter turns CLIPPIES into another word.
How CLIPPIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CLIPPIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIPPIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CLIPPIES mean in Scrabble?
CLIPPIES is the plural of CLIPPIE.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIPPIES
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Common questions about CLIPPIES
- Is CLIPPIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIPPIES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIPPIES worth?
- CLIPPIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIPPIES?
- No single letter can be added to CLIPPIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CLIPPIES:
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