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Is DIP a Scrabble Word?

Yes, DIP is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate”.

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Is DIP a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DIP is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
3
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
7 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
100th percentile

DIP meaning and definition

DIP has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

DIP as a verb

  1. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
  2. Dip into a liquid while eating.
  3. Go down momentarily.

DIP as a noun

  1. A depression in an otherwise level surface.

DIP Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

DIP scores 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is P, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
D22
I11
P34
Total67

DIP on premium squares

On a double word square DIP scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting P on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 3 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of DIP

No other word uses exactly the letters in DIP.

Unscramble DIP: 3 words from its letters

The letters D, I, P make 3 shorter words, up to 2 letters long. Most common first.

  • id3
  • pi4
  • di3

Words like DIP

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Remove one letter from DIP

  • di3

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DIP word facts

DIP is a 3-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (I) and 2 consonants. It starts with D and ends with P. By corpus frequency, DIP is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters D, I, P on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 3 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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Is DIP a Scrabble word?

Yes. DIP is a valid 3-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does DIP mean?

DIP is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate”.

How many points is DIP worth in Scrabble?

DIP is worth 6 points in Scrabble: D (2) + I (1) + P (3). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is DIP in Words With Friends?

DIP is worth 7 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does DIP have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in DIP, but 3 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in DIP?

You can make 3 shorter words from the letters in DIP, including ID, PI and DI.

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