GYMSLIP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GYMSLIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GYMSLIP?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GYMSLIP is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GYMSLIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gymslipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GYMSLIP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GYMSLIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about GYMSLIP
- GYMSLIP gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GYMSLIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
A sleeveless belted tunic that schoolgirls once wore over a blouse as part of a uniform.
The gymslip was a familiar sight in British schools until the 1970s. In books and films it stands for old-fashioned school life and is sometimes used jokingly of anyone very young. A similar garment is the pinafore dress.
How GYMSLIP is used
Gymslip is mainly a British word for a school uniform tunic, now seen as old-fashioned.
- Her grandmother still kept her old gymslip in a trunk.
- The girls in gymslips lined up for assembly.
- A navy gymslip hung on the hook.
- He joked about the gymslip look of the costume.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GYMSLIP and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GYMSLIP
1 longer words begin with GYMSLIP.
Shorter words from the letters in GYMSLIP
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Common questions about GYMSLIP
- Is GYMSLIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GYMSLIP, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GYMSLIP worth?
- GYMSLIP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GYMSLIP mean?
- A sleeveless belted tunic that schoolgirls once wore over a blouse as part of a uniform.
- What letters can be added to GYMSLIP?
- GYMSLIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GYMSLIP:
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