LIPE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 6 points
Yes for Scrabble. LIPE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept LIPE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIPE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in LIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about LIPE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A sudden lurching or jerking movement.
Lipe describes an abrupt, unsteady movement, such as a stumble or a jolt, and belongs to English regional dialect vocabulary rather than the standard language. It is a rare word met mainly in dialect word lists rather than in ordinary reading.
How LIPE is used
Regional dialect; very rarely used outside dialect glossaries.
- The cart gave a sudden lipe as the wheel struck a stone.
- He felt a lipe under his feet as the boat hit the wave.
- With one lipe the old chair nearly tipped over.
- The engine gave a lipe before finally starting.
- A lipe of the ladder almost sent him to the ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LIPE
The 4 tiles of LIPE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LIPE
5 longer words begin with LIPE.
Words ending in LIPE
3 words end in LIPE. Useful as a back hook: play LIPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with LIPE inside
Showing 24 of 49 words that contain LIPE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with LIPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in LIPE
Common questions about LIPE
- Is LIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIPE is not in it.
- How many points is LIPE worth?
- LIPE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIPE mean?
- A sudden lurching or jerking movement.
- What letters can be added to LIPE?
- LIPE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of LIPE:
Open LIPE in the Word Finder