Is TYPY a valid word?

TYPY is a word from animal breeding for an animal that shows the ideal features of its breed or type; TYPEY is another spelling. It uses two Y tiles, which is unusual and helpful, since a pair of Y tiles can be hard to place. It has no A, E, I, O or U. Its T, Y, P and Y are worth 12 points together. Dog and cattle show judges use it when an animal looks just like the textbook example of its breed. Two Y tiles in one word is unusual, and this is one of the shortest ways to place both.

Before any bonus squares: T 1 + Y 4 + P 3 + Y 4 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Y on a 3L square and TYPY is worth 20 before any word bonus.

Swap any one letter of TYPY and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters T, Y, P and Y.

TYPY describes an animal that shows the ideal traits of its breed, also spelled TYPEY.

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