LIP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. LIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIP?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in LIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does LIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of the two fleshy edges of the mouth.
Lip meaning insolence is nineteenth-century and belongs with a whole family of body parts used the same way — cheek, nerve, gall. The phrase about a stiff upper lip is American in origin, which surprises the British who claim it as their own.
How LIP is used
Countable: a lip, two lips.
- The lip of the jug is chipped on one side.
- Do not give me any lip about the hour.
- A stiff upper lip is an American phrase.
- The word lip for insolence is nineteenth-century.
- Two lips and a great deal said with neither.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LIP
Showing 24 of 123 words that begin with LIP.
Words ending in LIP
Showing 24 of 37 words that end in LIP. Useful as a back hook: play LIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIP inside
Showing 24 of 368 words that contain LIP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIP
Common questions about LIP
- Is LIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIP worth?
- LIP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIP mean?
- Either of the two fleshy edges of the mouth.
- What letters can be added to LIP?
- LIP takes 8 hooks: 4 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of LIP:
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