SHILPIT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHILPIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHILPIT?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHILPIT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHILPIT
No single letter turns SHILPIT into another word.
How SHILPIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHILPIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does SHILPIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scots
Pale, thin and sickly-looking, or feeble and puny.
Shilpit is a Scots word used mainly about a person, often a child, who looks washed out and underfed. It carries a note of sympathy or mild scorn rather than a medical judgement.
How SHILPIT is used
Shilpit is used in Scotland, usually about a weak or pale-looking person.
- The shilpit wee lad stood shivering at the gate.
- After weeks of flu she looked shilpit and tired.
- Nobody expected the shilpit clerk to win the race.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHILPIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHILPIT
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Common questions about SHILPIT
- Is SHILPIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHILPIT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHILPIT worth?
- SHILPIT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHILPIT mean?
- Pale, thin and sickly-looking, or feeble and puny.
- What letters can be added to SHILPIT?
- No single letter can be added to SHILPIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHILPIT:
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