NEEP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NEEP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEEP?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neepsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEEP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEEP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,951.
What stands out about NEEP
- 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 NEEP mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A turnip, especially as the word is used in Scotland and northern England.
Neep is the older of two related words, since turnip itself grew out of neep joined to turn; in Scotland the older form survived on its own, most famously in the dish neeps and tatties served alongside haggis. Outside Scots-influenced speech the plain word turnip is used instead.
How NEEP is used
Scots and northern English dialect; still current in Scottish cooking vocabulary.
- Burns Night dinner is not complete without haggis, neep and tatties.
- She mashed the neep with butter and black pepper.
- The farmer pulled a basket of neep from the frosted field.
- He asked for extra neep instead of potatoes.
- The recipe calls for a large neep, peeled and diced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEEP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEEP
The 4 tiles of NEEP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NEEP
1 longer words begin with NEEP.
Words with NEEP inside
6 words contain NEEP in the middle. Words that start with NEEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEP
Common questions about NEEP
- Is NEEP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEEP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEEP worth?
- NEEP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEEP mean?
- A turnip, especially as the word is used in Scotland and northern England.
- What letters can be added to NEEP?
- NEEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEEP:
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