GILPIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. GILPIES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
g2i1l1p3i1e1s1
Depends on the listGILPIES · 7 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 385,985odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept GILPIES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.43
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.14%
Our own measure of how useful GILPIES is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GILPIES
No single letter turns GILPIES into another word.
How GILPIES scores
Scrabble g2i1l1p3i1e1s1 10
Words with Friends g3i1l2p4i1e1s1 13
Face value of the 7 tiles in GILPIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
Shorter words from the letters in GILPIES
lipes7 pilei7 piles7 pilis7 plies7 slipe7 speil7 spiel7 spile7 gleis6 sigil6 gips7 pegs7 pigs7 leps6 lipe6 lips6 lisp6 pels6 pies6 pile6 pili6 pise6 plie6 sipe6 slip6 spie6 egis5 gels5 gies5 glei5 legs5 ligs5 isle4 leis4 lies4 seil4 sile4 gip6 peg6
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Common questions about GILPIES
- Is GILPIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GILPIES is not in it.
- How many points is GILPIES worth?
- GILPIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GILPIES?
- No single letter can be added to GILPIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GILPIES:
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