SIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIPE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIPE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about SIPE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SIPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thin groove or slit cut into the tread of a tyre to improve its grip on wet or icy surfaces.
Tyre makers cut many small sipes across the tread blocks so that the rubber can flex and grip better on slippery roads, a technique known as siping. Each sipe opens slightly under pressure, letting the tread bite into water, snow or ice more effectively than a smooth block would.
How SIPE is used
A technical term from tyre manufacturing, met mainly in specifications and reviews.
- Winter tyres have many more sipes than summer ones.
- Each sipe helps the tread grip on icy roads.
- The engineer explained how a sipe opens under braking pressure.
- Worn tyres lose their sipes along with their tread depth.
- The review praised the tyre for its deep, closely spaced sipes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIPE
The 4 tiles of SIPE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SIPE
2 longer words begin with SIPE.
Words with SIPE inside
19 words contain SIPE in the middle. Words that start with SIPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIPE
Common questions about SIPE
- Is SIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIPE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIPE worth?
- SIPE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIPE mean?
- A thin groove or slit cut into the tread of a tyre to improve its grip on wet or icy surfaces.
- What letters can be added to SIPE?
- SIPE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SIPE:
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