TALIPES is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TALIPES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TALIPES?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALIPES is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALIPES
No single letter turns TALIPES into another word.
How TALIPES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TALIPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What stands out about TALIPES
- The same 7 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 TALIPES mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A deformity of the foot in which it is twisted out of its normal position, commonly called clubfoot.
Talipes is the clinical name doctors use for clubfoot, and it is usually present from birth. Treatment in young babies often involves gentle manipulation and casting so that the foot can settle into a normal shape.
How TALIPES is used
Talipes is a medical term, found in clinical notes and textbooks of orthopaedics.
- The newborn was diagnosed with talipes and fitted with a series of casts.
- Early treatment of talipes gives the best chance of a normally shaped foot.
- The surgeon explained how talipes affects the way the heel and toes sit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TALIPES and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TALIPES
The 7 tiles of TALIPES in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TALIPES
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Common questions about TALIPES
- Is TALIPES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TALIPES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TALIPES worth?
- TALIPES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TALIPES mean?
- A deformity of the foot in which it is twisted out of its normal position, commonly called clubfoot.
- What letters can be added to TALIPES?
- No single letter can be added to TALIPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TALIPES:
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