HIPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HIPPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIPPY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIPPY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIPPY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HIPPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HIPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,091 thousand.
What stands out about HIPPY
- The letters of HIPPY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HIPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having noticeably large or wide hips.
Hippy describes the shape of a person's body when the hips are broader than average, often used when discussing clothing fit or figure. Designers sometimes adjust patterns for a hippy figure so that garments sit more comfortably. The word is purely descriptive of body shape and unrelated to the countercultural movement, which is normally spelled hippie.
How HIPPY is used
Descriptive and mostly neutral, used when discussing body shape or clothing fit.
- The tailor let out the seams to fit her hippy figure.
- He described the dress as unflattering on a hippy build.
- The pattern was redesigned for a slightly hippy silhouette.
- She avoided tight skirts because of her hippy shape.
- The mannequin had an unusually hippy frame for the display.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIPPY
3 longer words begin with HIPPY.
Words ending in HIPPY
2 words end in HIPPY. Useful as a back hook: play HIPPY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HIPPY
Common questions about HIPPY
- Is HIPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIPPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIPPY worth?
- HIPPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIPPY mean?
- Having noticeably large or wide hips.
- What letters can be added to HIPPY?
- HIPPY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HIPPY:
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