QUIP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. QUIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QUIP?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUIP is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUIP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in QUIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does QUIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A witty remark, often a sharp one.
Quip came from a Latin word meaning what, and it first named a cutting retort rather than a joke. It has kept the edge: a quip is answered rather than merely enjoyed.
How QUIP is used
Countable. Also a verb: quipped, quipping.
- A quip at the wrong moment costs more than it earns.
- The word quip first meant a sharp retort.
- She quipped something and the room went quiet.
- Two quips in a row is an argument, not wit.
- A quip invites an answer and a joke does not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QUIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QUIP
17 longer words begin with QUIP.
Words ending in QUIP
3 words end in QUIP. Useful as a back hook: play QUIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with QUIP inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain QUIP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with QUIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in QUIP
Common questions about QUIP
- Is QUIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QUIP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QUIP worth?
- QUIP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QUIP mean?
- A witty remark, often a sharp one.
- What letters can be added to QUIP?
- QUIP takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of QUIP:
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