GRIPPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GRIPPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIPPLE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIPPLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIPPLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gripplesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIPPLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRIPPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does GRIPPLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialectBritishobsolete
Miserly and greedy, unwilling to let go of money; used in old dialect speech.
Gripple comes from the idea of gripping tightly, and it survives mostly in old dialect writing. Modern speakers would say stingy or grasping instead.
How GRIPPLE is used
Gripple is found in dialect and older texts, not in everyday speech.
- The old landlord was a gripple man who counted every penny.
- Her gripple uncle never gave anyone a gift.
- In the dialect poem the gripple farmer hoards his grain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIPPLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIPPLE
1 longer words begin with GRIPPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIPPLE
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Common questions about GRIPPLE
- Is GRIPPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIPPLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIPPLE worth?
- GRIPPLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIPPLE mean?
- Miserly and greedy, unwilling to let go of money; used in old dialect speech.
- What letters can be added to GRIPPLE?
- GRIPPLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRIPPLE:
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