NIPPING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NIPPING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIPPING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIPPING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIPPING
Front hooks — 1
snippingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NIPPING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIPPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,881 thousand.
What does NIPPING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sharply cold, biting or painfully stinging.
Nipping most often describes weather, such as a frost or wind that stings the skin and can even harm young plants. The word suggests a quick, sharp sensation rather than a heavy cold.
How NIPPING is used
Nipping is chiefly used before nouns like frost, wind or air.
- A nipping frost blackened the tender shoots overnight.
- We walked home into a nipping northern wind.
- The nipping air made our eyes water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIPPING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIPPING
1 longer words begin with NIPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in NIPPING
Common questions about NIPPING
- Is NIPPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIPPING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIPPING worth?
- NIPPING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIPPING mean?
- Sharply cold, biting or painfully stinging.
- What letters can be added to NIPPING?
- NIPPING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIPPING:
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