ZIP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ZIP 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 ZIP?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIP is to know. It scores 14 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZIP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ZIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,983.
What stands out about ZIP
- ZIP scores 14 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A fastener of two rows of teeth joined by a slider.
The name is simply the sound, given by the company that sold rubber overshoes with the new device in 1923. America kept the older term and Britain took the trade name, which is why a zip and a zipper are one object described from two countries.
How ZIP is used
Countable: a zip, two zips. Chiefly British; American English says zipper.
- The zip went on the second day of the holiday.
- A jammed zip is worse than no zip at all.
- She replaced the zip rather than the whole bag.
- The zip on that make runs stiff for a month.
- Britain says zip and America says zipper for the same thing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZIP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZIP
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with ZIP.
Words ending in ZIP
1 words end in ZIP. Useful as a back hook: play ZIP onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZIP inside
7 words contain ZIP in the middle. Words that start with ZIP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIP
Common questions about ZIP
- Is ZIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIP worth?
- ZIP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZIP mean?
- A fastener of two rows of teeth joined by a slider.
- What letters can be added to ZIP?
- ZIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ZIP:
Open ZIP in the Word Finder