PIPI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIPI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PIPI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIPI is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIPI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIPI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PIPI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does PIPI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New ZealandAustralian
A small edible shellfish that burrows in sandy beaches in New Zealand and Australia.
The pipi is a bivalve mollusc traditionally gathered by hand from tidal sand flats and eaten cooked or raw. It has long been an important food source for coastal communities in New Zealand and Australia.
How PIPI is used
Commonly used in both singular and plural form without an added "s", as in "a bucket of pipi".
- The children dug for pipi along the shoreline.
- We steamed the pipi with garlic and wine.
- A pipi buries itself quickly when the tide goes out.
- Locals gathered pipi at low tide every weekend.
- The recipe called for a dozen fresh pipi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIPI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIPI
16 longer words begin with PIPI.
Words with PIPI inside
3 words contain PIPI in the middle. Words that start with PIPI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIPI
Common questions about PIPI
- Is PIPI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIPI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIPI worth?
- PIPI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIPI mean?
- A small edible shellfish that burrows in sandy beaches in New Zealand and Australia.
- What letters can be added to PIPI?
- PIPI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PIPI:
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