TIPPING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TIPPING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIPPING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIPPING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIPPING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tippingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIPPING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TIPPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does TIPPING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The practice of giving a small extra sum of money to someone who has served you.
Customs around tipping differ widely, and in some countries it is expected while in others it can cause offence. A waiter or taxi driver may rely on it for a large part of their income. The word also appears in the phrase tipping point, the moment when change becomes unstoppable.
How TIPPING is used
Common in talk about restaurants, travel and service work.
- Tipping is customary in most restaurants there.
- Guidebooks explain the local rules on tipping.
- The hotel discourages tipping and adds a service charge instead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIPPING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIPPING
1 longer words begin with TIPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in TIPPING
Common questions about TIPPING
- Is TIPPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIPPING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIPPING worth?
- TIPPING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIPPING mean?
- The practice of giving a small extra sum of money to someone who has served you.
- What letters can be added to TIPPING?
- TIPPING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TIPPING:
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