GRIPSACK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GRIPSACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRIPSACK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRIPSACK is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIPSACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gripsacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRIPSACK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GRIPSACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRIPSACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GRIPSACK
- All 8 letters of GRIPSACK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GRIPSACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanarchaic
A small travelling bag or hand valise carried by the handle.
The word has an old-fashioned flavour and turns up in tales of railway travel and travelling salesmen. A gripsack was small enough to carry on board rather than send in the luggage van.
How GRIPSACK is used
Gripsack is dated and now appears mostly in historical stories and period dialogue.
- The salesman set his gripsack on the station bench.
- She packed a clean shirt in her gripsack and left at dawn.
- An old gripsack lay under the bed in the attic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRIPSACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRIPSACK
1 longer words begin with GRIPSACK.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIPSACK
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Common questions about GRIPSACK
- Is GRIPSACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRIPSACK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRIPSACK worth?
- GRIPSACK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRIPSACK mean?
- A small travelling bag or hand valise carried by the handle.
- What letters can be added to GRIPSACK?
- GRIPSACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GRIPSACK:
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