TIPTOE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TIPTOE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIPTOE?
| 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 TIPTOE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIPTOE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIPTOE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TIPTOE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 45,990.
What does TIPTOE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To walk quietly and carefully on the balls of the feet so as to make as little noise as possible.
People tiptoe past a sleeping baby, out of a room where a meeting is going on, or across a creaking floor. The word is also used figuratively for handling a touchy subject with great care. It comes from the plain noun tip plus toe, the part of the foot that actually touches the ground.
How TIPTOE is used
Common in everyday speech, often followed by around, past or across, and often used figuratively for avoiding a sensitive topic.
- We had to tiptoe past the nursery so the baby would not wake.
- She chose to tiptoe around the question of money all evening.
- Why do you tiptoe whenever the manager walks in?
- The cat will tiptoe along the fence before it jumps down.
- Guests began to tiptoe out of the hall during the long speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIPTOE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIPTOE
3 longer words begin with TIPTOE.
Shorter words from the letters in TIPTOE
Common questions about TIPTOE
- Is TIPTOE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIPTOE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIPTOE worth?
- TIPTOE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIPTOE mean?
- To walk quietly and carefully on the balls of the feet so as to make as little noise as possible.
- What letters can be added to TIPTOE?
- TIPTOE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TIPTOE:
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