STRIPY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STRIPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRIPY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIPY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIPY
No single letter turns STRIPY into another word.
How STRIPY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STRIPY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about STRIPY
- STRIPY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STRIPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
British
Having a pattern of lines or bands of different colours.
Stripy is a friendly, slightly informal adjective for things that wear a pattern of bands, such as a stripy jumper, a stripy cat or a stripy beach towel. It is especially common in British English and in talk with children, while writers aiming at a more formal tone tend to prefer striped. A spelling stripey also exists but is far less common.
How STRIPY is used
Informal and chiefly British; striped is the more formal alternative.
- The child pulled on a stripy jumper and ran outside.
- A stripy cat dozed on the windowsill.
- We found a stripy towel at the bottom of the bag.
- The tent was stripy in red and white.
- She chose stripy socks to cheer up the outfit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRIPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in STRIPY
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Common questions about STRIPY
- Is STRIPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRIPY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRIPY worth?
- STRIPY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRIPY mean?
- Having a pattern of lines or bands of different colours.
- What letters can be added to STRIPY?
- No single letter can be added to STRIPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STRIPY:
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