CLIPT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CLIPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLIPT?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLIPT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIPT
No single letter turns CLIPT into another word.
How CLIPT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CLIPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does CLIPT mean in Scrabble?
other
archaic
An archaic spelling of the past tense and past participle of clip, meaning cut short or trimmed with shears.
clipt is an older spelling of clipped, the past form of the verb clip, and it shows the shortened vowel found in a number of archaic past forms of ordinary verbs. Older texts use clipt wherever a modern writer would use clipped, whether describing hair, hedges or coins with the edges trimmed away. Readers mostly encounter clipt in older poetry and prose rather than in current English.
How CLIPT is used
Archaic; the older spelling of clipped, found in older printed texts rather than current writing.
- The barber clipt his hair short before the journey.
- Coins were often clipt of a sliver of silver by dishonest traders.
- The gardener clipt the hedge into a neat, even line.
- Her wings, the old tale says, were clipt so she could not fly.
- He clipt the ends of the rope before tying the knot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLIPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in CLIPT
1 words end in CLIPT. Useful as a back hook: play CLIPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with CLIPT inside
3 words contain CLIPT in the middle. Words that start with CLIPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIPT
Common questions about CLIPT
- Is CLIPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIPT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIPT worth?
- CLIPT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLIPT mean?
- An archaic spelling of the past tense and past participle of clip, meaning cut short or trimmed with shears.
- What letters can be added to CLIPT?
- No single letter can be added to CLIPT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CLIPT:
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