NIPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NIPPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIPPY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIPPY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIPPY
Front hooks — 1
snippyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NIPPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NIPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does NIPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformal
Cold enough to make one feel a slight chill, especially of weather or air; also, quick and nimble in movement.
A nippy morning is not bitterly cold but sharp enough that a coat feels welcome, and British speakers reach for the word constantly through autumn and early spring. The same word describes a car, a player or a small dog that moves with quick, darting speed, a sense that grew from the idea of a nip, or sudden pinch, of cold or motion. Both senses share the notion of something brief and sharp rather than heavy or sustained. Because the word is casual, it appears far more often in conversation than in formal writing.
How NIPPY is used
Informal British usage, common in talk about weather and in describing fast, agile movement.
- It was nippy enough outside that she pulled on a scarf before leaving.
- The little hatchback proved surprisingly nippy in city traffic.
- He wrapped up warm because the wind off the sea felt nippy.
- The terrier was nippy on its feet and dodged every attempt to catch it.
- Forecasters warned of a nippy start to the week before the sun came through.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in NIPPY
1 words end in NIPPY. Useful as a back hook: play NIPPY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NIPPY
Common questions about NIPPY
- Is NIPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIPPY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIPPY worth?
- NIPPY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIPPY mean?
- Cold enough to make one feel a slight chill, especially of weather or air; also, quick and nimble in movement.
- What letters can be added to NIPPY?
- NIPPY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NIPPY:
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