STRIP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STRIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIP?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRIP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STRIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about STRIP
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 STRIP mean in Scrabble?
verb
To remove an outer layer, covering or clothing from something or someone, or to take away something's fittings, parts or contents entirely.
To strip a wall means to remove old paint or wallpaper down to the bare surface, while to strip a bed means to pull off the sheets and blankets, leaving only the mattress. A mechanic strips an engine by removing its parts one by one for cleaning or repair, and a company can be stripped of its assets when they are sold off piece by piece. As a noun, a strip is a long, narrow piece of something, a strip of paper, land or cloth, a sense that reaches into newspapers through the comic strip, a short sequence of drawn panels telling a joke or story. To strip, used of a person, can also mean simply to undress, the sense behind the word striptease.
How STRIP is used
Extremely common across everyday speech, home repair, mechanics and business, with the noun sense equally common for a long narrow piece of material or land.
- They stripped the old paint from the door before repainting it.
- He stripped the engine down to check every part for wear.
- She stripped the bed and put the sheets in the wash.
- A narrow strip of grass separated the two driveways.
- The newspaper ran a new comic strip every Sunday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRIP
The 5 tiles of STRIP in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STRIP
Showing 24 of 36 words that begin with STRIP.
Words ending in STRIP
8 words end in STRIP. Useful as a back hook: play STRIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with STRIP inside
21 words contain STRIP in the middle. Words that start with STRIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIP
Common questions about STRIP
- Is STRIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIP, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIP worth?
- STRIP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIP mean?
- To remove an outer layer, covering or clothing from something or someone, or to take away something's fittings, parts or contents entirely.
- What letters can be added to STRIP?
- STRIP takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STRIP:
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