SHIPPO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHIPPO 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHIPPO?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIPPO is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIPPO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHIPPO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHIPPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.
What stands out about SHIPPO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SHIPPO
The 6 tiles of SHIPPO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHIPPO
5 longer words begin with SHIPPO.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIPPO
Showing 40 of 54. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHIPPO
- Is SHIPPO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHIPPO is not in it.
- How many points is SHIPPO worth?
- SHIPPO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIPPO?
- SHIPPO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHIPPO:
Open SHIPPO in the Word Finder