SIP is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIP?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about SIP
- The same 3 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
What does SIP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To drink in small amounts.
Sip belongs to a family — sup, sop, soup — that all go back to one root about taking in liquid. English kept every one of them with a separate job, which is generous even by the standards of a language that hoards words.
How SIP is used
Sipped, sipping. Also a noun.
- She sipped it and put the cup down for good.
- A sip of water between every question.
- The word sip belongs with sup and soup.
- He was still sipping when everybody else had finished.
- Two sips and the glass had not visibly changed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIP
The 3 tiles of SIP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SIP
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with SIP.
Words ending in SIP
1 words end in SIP. Useful as a back hook: play SIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIP inside
Showing 24 of 95 words that contain SIP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIP
Common questions about SIP
- Is SIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIP, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIP worth?
- SIP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIP mean?
- To drink in small amounts.
- What letters can be added to SIP?
- SIP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SIP:
Open SIP in the Word Finder