ZIPPO is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZIPPO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZIPPO?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIPPO is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIPPO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zipposChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZIPPO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZIPPO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does ZIPPO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslang
Nothing at all; zero.
Used informally, mainly in North American speech, zippo means the same as nothing or zero, usually to stress how completely empty or absent something is. It is separate from the trademarked cigarette lighter of the same name, which is not what is described here.
How ZIPPO is used
Informal, chiefly North American; used for emphasis in place of nothing or zero.
- After the search, they had found zippo.
- The score stayed zippo to zippo through the first half.
- He asked for help and got zippo in return.
- Our budget for extras this month is zippo.
- She checked the account and it showed zippo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZIPPO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZIPPO
1 longer words begin with ZIPPO.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIPPO
Common questions about ZIPPO
- Is ZIPPO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIPPO, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIPPO worth?
- ZIPPO is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZIPPO mean?
- Nothing at all; zero.
- What letters can be added to ZIPPO?
- ZIPPO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZIPPO:
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