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Is gripper a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word gripper is a Scrabble US word. The word gripper is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is gripper a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word gripper is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

G2R1I1P3P3E1R1

Is gripper a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word gripper is a Words With Friends word. The word gripper is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

GRIPPER,

6-letter words (4 found)

GIPPER,GRIPER,GRIPPE,RIPPER,

5-letter words (5 found)

GRIPE,PIPER,PRIER,RERIG,RIPER,

4-letter words (11 found)

GIRR,GRIP,PERI,PERP,PIER,PIPE,PREP,PRIG,REPP,RIPE,RIPP,

3-letter words (20 found)

ERG,ERR,GER,GIE,GIP,GRR,IRE,PEG,PEP,PER,PIE,PIG,PIP,PIR,PRE,REG,REI,REP,RIG,RIP,

2-letter words (5 found)

ER,GI,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from gripper according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of gripper

gripper

Etymology

grip +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪp.ə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɪpɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpə(ɹ)

Noun

gripper (plural grippers)

  1. A person or thing that grips something.
  2. A cover on the handle of a bicycle, tool, etc, that makes it easier to grip.
  3. (curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
  4. (rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.
  5. (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
  6. (slang) A foot.

Derived terms

  • microgripper
  • fin gripper

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French *gripper, from Frankish *grīpan, from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreyb- (“to grab, grasp”). Doublet of griffer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.pe/

Verb

gripper

  1. to grab, to grasp

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • grippe

Descendants

  • → Spanish: gripar

Further reading

  • “gripper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org