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Whips

w 4h 4i 1p 3s 1

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noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of whip

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does whips mean?

noun

  1. an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

  2. a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

    Synonymsparty whip

  3. a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

  4. (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

  5. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

    “the whip raised a red welt”

    Synonymslashwhiplash

verb

  1. beat severely with a whip or rod

    “The teacher often flogged the students”

    Synonymsflogweltlatherlashslash

  2. defeat thoroughly

    “He mopped up the floor with his opponents”

    Synonymsworstpipmop uprack up

  3. thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

    “The tall grass whipped in the wind”

  4. strike as if by whipping

    “The curtain whipped her face”

    Synonymslash

  5. whip with or as if with a wire whisk

    “whisk the eggs”

    Synonymswhisk

  6. subject to harsh criticism

    “The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”

    Synonymsblisterscald

Definitions shown for whip, the base form of whips.

Is WHIPS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is WHIPS worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
w 4h 4i 1p 3s 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
w 4h 3i 1p 4s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
w 4h 4i 1p 4s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
w 5h 3i 1p 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in WHIPS

Words that end like WHIPS

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

chipsclipsdripsflipsgripsshipsskipsslipstripslipsripsstripstipsblipssnipsdipshipssipszipsrelationshipstulipsgossipsturnipsparsnips
All words ending in -IPS

Whips: quick answers

Is WHIPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WHIPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WHIPS worth?
WHIPS scores 13 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does whips mean?
whips is the plural and third-person singular form of whip, which means “an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping”. It has 11 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WHIPS?
You can make 20 shorter words from WHIPS, such as WHIP, WISH, HIPS, PHIS. See the full list.