YIPE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. YIPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YIPE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YIPE is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YIPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yipesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YIPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YIPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does YIPE mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An exclamation of alarm or dismay.
Yipe belongs to American comic strips of the twentieth century, which is where most readers meet it. It is more often doubled than used singly.
How YIPE is used
Used alone, often doubled. Informal.
- Yipe, said the character, and ran.
- The word yipe comes from comic strips.
- A yipe is usually doubled in print.
- Comic strips kept yipe in circulation.
- Yipe expresses alarm rather than pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YIPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YIPE
1 longer words begin with YIPE.
Shorter words from the letters in YIPE
Common questions about YIPE
- Is YIPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YIPE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YIPE worth?
- YIPE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YIPE mean?
- An exclamation of alarm or dismay.
- What letters can be added to YIPE?
- YIPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YIPE:
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