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Is chippy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chippy is a Scrabble US word. The word chippy is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1P3P3Y4

Is chippy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chippy is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

C3H4I1P3P3Y4

Is chippy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chippy is a Words With Friends word. The word chippy is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1P4P4Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHIPPY,

5-letter words (1 found)

HIPPY,

4-letter words (3 found)

CHIP,PIPY,PYIC,

3-letter words (10 found)

CHI,HIC,HIP,HYP,ICH,ICY,PHI,PIC,PIP,YIP,

2-letter words (3 found)

CH,HI,PI,

You can make 18 words from chippy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chippy

chippy

Alternative forms

  • chippie

Etymology

From chip +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪpi/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpi

Noun

chippy (plural chippies)

  1. (British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, slang) A carpenter. [from 19th c.]
  2. (slang, Western US) A prostitute or promiscuous woman. [from 19th c.]
  3. (British, Ireland, informal) A fish-and-chip shop. [from 20th c.]
    Synonym: chipper
  4. (Australia, slang) The youngest member of a team or group, normally someone whose voice has not yet deepened, talking like a chipmunk.
  5. (New Zealand) A potato chip.
  6. (demoscene, informal) A chiptune.
  7. (US) A chipping sparrow.
  8. (slang) An occasional drug habit, less than addiction.

Derived terms

  • chippy-chaser, chippy joint, chippy sauce, chippy tea

Adjective

chippy (comparative chippier, superlative chippiest)

  1. (Canada, UK) Ill-tempered, disagreeable.
  2. (Canada, sports) Involving violence or unfair play.
    • 2007, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, cisport.ca,
      The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw in a chippy Canada West men’s soccer affair that saw the teams combine for 33 fouls and five yellow cards.
  3. (of wood) Tending to form chips when cut, rather than larger, more usable pieces of wood.
  4. (dated) As dry as a chip of wood.
  5. (archaic) Feeling sick from drinking alcohol; hung over.

Related terms

  • chippily

Verb

chippy (third-person singular simple present chippies, present participle chippying, simple past and past participle chippied)

  1. (slang) To take drugs (especially heroin) on an occasional basis, rather than as an addict. [from 20th c.]
    • 1974, Eric Josephson, Eleanor Elizabeth Carroll, Columbia University. School of Public Health and Administrative Medicine, Drug use: epidemiological and sociological approaches (page 110)
      The heroin user in the United States typically "chippies" for some time before becoming a regular user.

Further reading

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie n.1 (woman)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie n.2 (beginner)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie n.3 (carpenter)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie n.4 (fish&chip shop)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie n.5 (drug user)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  • Jonathon Green (2024) “chippie v.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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