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Is tipple a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tipple is a Scrabble US word. The word tipple is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is tipple a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tipple is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

T1I1P3P3L1E1

Is tipple a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tipple is a Words With Friends word. The word tipple is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1P4P4L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

TIPPLE,

5-letter words (1 found)

PIPET,

4-letter words (10 found)

LEPT,LIPE,LITE,PELT,PIET,PILE,PIPE,PLIE,TEIL,TILE,

3-letter words (17 found)

ELT,LEI,LEP,LET,LIE,LIP,LIT,PEL,PEP,PET,PIE,PIP,PIT,TEL,TIE,TIL,TIP,

2-letter words (8 found)

EL,ET,IT,LI,PE,PI,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from tipple according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tipple

tipple

Etymology

Unknown but possibly from a Scandinavian source (see Norwegian tipla), or from tip +‎ -le.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈtɪpəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪpəl

Noun

tipple (countable and uncountable, plural tipples)

  1. (countable) An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
  2. (countable, rail transport) An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
    Alternative form: tippler
  3. (countable and uncountable, slang) Any alcoholic drink.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage

Translations

Verb

tipple (third-person singular simple present tipples, present participle tippling, simple past and past participle tippled)

  1. To sell alcoholic liquor by retail. [from earlier 16th c.]
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
  3. (intransitive) To drink alcohol regularly or habitually, but not to excess.
    Synonym: bibble
  4. (transitive) To put up (hay, etc.) in bundles in order to dry it.
  5. (intransitive) To fall over; to topple.

Derived terms

  • tippler

Translations

Further reading

  • Jonathon Green (2024) “tipple n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Source: wiktionary.org