MIPS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 8 points

Yes for Scrabble. MIPS 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 MIPS?

Word power: 28 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MIPS is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MIPS

No single letter turns MIPS into another word.

How MIPS scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in MIPS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.

What stands out about MIPS

• The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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

Anagrams of MIPS

The 4 tiles of MIPS in a different order — 3 found.

Shorter words from the letters in MIPS

Common questions about MIPS

Is MIPS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MIPS is not in it.

How many points is MIPS worth?

MIPS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MIPS?

No single letter can be added to MIPS to make another word.