CLYPES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLYPES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLYPES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLYPES is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLYPES
No single letter turns CLYPES into another word.
How CLYPES scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLYPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about CLYPES
- CLYPES gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLYPES mean in Scrabble?
CLYPES is the present-tense form of CLYPE used with he, she and it.
CLYPE(verb) — To tell tales on someone, especially to report their wrongdoing to a person in authority, as children do to a teacher or parent.
Shorter words from the letters in CLYPES
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Common questions about CLYPES
- Is CLYPES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLYPES is not in it.
- How many points is CLYPES worth?
- CLYPES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLYPES?
- No single letter can be added to CLYPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLYPES:
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