PIPISTRELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PIPISTRELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIPISTRELLE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIPISTRELLE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIPISTRELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pipistrellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIPISTRELLE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PIPISTRELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIPISTRELLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIPISTRELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very small brown bat with a quick, jerky flight, common in Europe.
The pipistrelle often roosts in roofs and hunts insects at dusk. It is among the smallest and most familiar bats in Britain.
How PIPISTRELLE is used
Pipistrelle is used by naturalists and in wildlife surveys.
- A pipistrelle flitted around the garden at dusk.
- Pipistrelle colonies sometimes roost in house roofs.
- The survey counted over fifty pipistrelle bats.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIPISTRELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIPISTRELLE
1 longer words begin with PIPISTRELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in PIPISTRELLE
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Common questions about PIPISTRELLE
- Is PIPISTRELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIPISTRELLE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIPISTRELLE worth?
- PIPISTRELLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIPISTRELLE mean?
- A very small brown bat with a quick, jerky flight, common in Europe.
- What letters can be added to PIPISTRELLE?
- PIPISTRELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PIPISTRELLE:
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