STIPPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STIPPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIPPLE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STIPPLE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIPPLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIPPLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STIPPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does STIPPLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To draw, paint or engrave using many small dots instead of lines.
Artists stipple to build shade and texture from dots packed close together, and painters stipple a wall to give it a speckled finish. As a noun, stipple names the dotted effect.
How STIPPLE is used
Used in drawing, engraving and decorative painting.
- She used a fine pen to stipple the shadows on the face.
- You can stipple the wall with a sponge for a soft texture.
- Engravers would stipple the sky to suggest light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIPPLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STIPPLE
The 7 tiles of STIPPLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STIPPLE
4 longer words begin with STIPPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in STIPPLE
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Common questions about STIPPLE
- Is STIPPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIPPLE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIPPLE worth?
- STIPPLE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIPPLE mean?
- To draw, paint or engrave using many small dots instead of lines.
- What letters can be added to STIPPLE?
- STIPPLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STIPPLE:
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