/pɪp/
nounverb

Is PIP a Scrabble word?

Yes. PIP is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.

  2. A disease, malaise or depression in humans.

    “1912, D. H. Lawrence, letter to Edward Garnett I've got the pip horribly at present.”

  3. Something or someone excellent, of high quality.

  4. P in RAF phonetic alphabet.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To remove the pips from.

    “Peel and pip the grapes.”

  2. To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin.

    “He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post.”

  3. To hit with a gunshot.

    “The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.”

  4. To peep, to chirp.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: pip via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English pippe, from Middle Dutch pip, from post-classical Latin pipita, from Latin pītuīta (“mucus, phlegm, head cold”). Doublet of pituita.

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PIP at a glance

PIP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + I 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,029 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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