TIPOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TIPOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIPOFF?
| 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 TIPOFF is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIPOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tipoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIPOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TIPOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does TIPOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A secret piece of information or a warning, often passed to the police or a journalist.
A reporter may get a tipoff about a story, and thieves may get one that the police are near. It implies that someone with inside knowledge chose to speak.
How TIPOFF is used
Informal, often written as two words, tip-off.
- Police raided the house after a tipoff.
- A tipoff from a friend saved him from trouble.
- The reporter acted on an anonymous tipoff.
- Without a tipoff the arrest would have failed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIPOFF and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIPOFF
1 longer words begin with TIPOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in TIPOFF
Common questions about TIPOFF
- Is TIPOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIPOFF, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIPOFF worth?
- TIPOFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIPOFF mean?
- A secret piece of information or a warning, often passed to the police or a journalist.
- What letters can be added to TIPOFF?
- TIPOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TIPOFF:
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