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Nipped

Q: What does nipped mean?

nipped is the past tense of nip, which means “squeeze tightly between the fingers”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

n ₁i ₁p ₃p ₃e ₁d ₂

About 1 syllable

verb · 6 letters · Common · past tense of nip

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does nipped mean?

verb

squeeze tightly between the fingers
“He pinched her behind”
Synonymspinch squeeze twinge tweet twitch
give a small sharp bite to
“The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles”
sever or remove by pinching or snipping
“nip off the flowers”
Synonymsnip offclip snipsnip off

Definitions shown for nip, the base form of nipped.

Is NIPPED a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is NIPPED worth?

Scrabble

11 pts

n ₁i ₁p ₃p ₃e ₁d ₂

Words With Friends

14 pts

n ₂i ₁p ₄p ₄e ₁d ₂

Wordfeud

13 pts

n ₁i ₁p ₄p ₄e ₁d ₂

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

n ₁i ₁p ₃p ₃e ₁d ₂

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NIPPED

Best shorter words top 30 of 40

piped 10 piend 8 pined 8 pipe 8 pend 7 pep 7 pied 7 pip 7 dip 6 ped 6 pein 6 peni 6 pine 6 deni 5 dine 5 nep 5 nide 5 nied 5 nip 5 pen 5 pie 5 pin 5 dei 4 den 4 die 4 din 4 end 4 ide 4 ned 4 nid 4

See all 40 words made from NIPPED

Hooks for NIPPED

Add one letter to the front or back of NIPPED to make another word.

Front hooks

snipped

Back hooks

None

Words that end like NIPPED

Common words that share the ending -IPPED, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

ripped clipped dripped flipped shipped skipped slipped stripped dipped hipped sipped tipped zipped chipped gripped tripped whipped outstripped snipped

All words ending in -IPPED

Nipped: quick answers

Is NIPPED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NIPPED is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NIPPED worth?

NIPPED scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does nipped mean?

nipped is the past tense of nip, which means “squeeze tightly between the fingers”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in NIPPED?

You can make 40 shorter words from NIPPED, such as PIPED, PIEND, PINED, PIPE. See the full list.