TYPY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TYPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYPY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYPY is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYPY
No single letter turns TYPY into another word.
How TYPY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TYPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 326,769.
What does TYPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Showing the ideal characteristics of a breed.
Typy is used by livestock and dog judges, where it means an animal looks the way its breed is supposed to look. It is written without an e, which catches out anybody meeting it in a catalogue.
How TYPY is used
Before and after the noun. Chiefly in judging.
- A typy animal wins on appearance and not on performance.
- The word typy is written without an e.
- Judges call a bull typy when it looks like the standard.
- Two typy heifers from the same sire.
- Typy in a catalogue is a compliment from a judge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in TYPY
13 words end in TYPY. Useful as a back hook: play TYPY onto a word already on the board.
Common questions about TYPY
- Is TYPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYPY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYPY worth?
- TYPY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYPY mean?
- Showing the ideal characteristics of a breed.
- What letters can be added to TYPY?
- No single letter can be added to TYPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TYPY:
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