GRIPTAPES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. GRIPTAPES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
g2r1i1p3t1a1p3e1s1
Depends on the listGRIPTAPES · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept GRIPTAPES?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful GRIPTAPES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRIPTAPES
No single letter turns GRIPTAPES into another word.
How GRIPTAPES scores
Scrabble g2r1i1p3t1a1p3e1s1 14
Words with Friends g3r1i1p4t1a1p4e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in GRIPTAPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRIPTAPES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in GRIPTAPES
gappiest13 griptape13 periapts12 grapiest11 gappers12 gappier12 gippers12 grippes12 pipages12 apprise11 pepitas11 periapt11 sappier11 tappers11 tippers11 gapiest10 gaspier10 pargets10 prisage10 spairge10 pairest9 parties9 pastier9 piaster9 piastre9 pirates9 praties9 traipse9 agister8 aigrets8 gaiters8 seagirt8 stagier8 strigae8 tirages8 triages8 gapper11 gipper11 grippe11 pipage11
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Common questions about GRIPTAPES
- Is GRIPTAPES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GRIPTAPES is not in it.
- How many points is GRIPTAPES worth?
- GRIPTAPES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GRIPTAPES?
- No single letter can be added to GRIPTAPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GRIPTAPES:
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