GRIPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GRIPPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIPPY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIPPY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIPPY
No single letter turns GRIPPY into another word.
How GRIPPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GRIPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,679 thousand.
What stands out about GRIPPY
- GRIPPY 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 GRIPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having a good hold on a surface, so that it does not slip.
Climbers and drivers praise grippy shoes and tyres for staying put on wet or smooth ground. In older English the word could also mean ill with the grippe, an influenza.
How GRIPPY is used
Informal; the influenza sense is dated.
- These grippy boots work well on wet rock.
- The new tyres feel very grippy in the rain.
- She wrapped the handle with grippy tape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIPPY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIPPY
Common questions about GRIPPY
- Is GRIPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIPPY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIPPY worth?
- GRIPPY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIPPY mean?
- Having a good hold on a surface, so that it does not slip.
- What letters can be added to GRIPPY?
- No single letter can be added to GRIPPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GRIPPY:
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