Yes. ZIP is a valid word.
ZIP is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ZIP is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About ZIP
ZIP means to fasten with a zipper or to move quickly, and as a noun it means energy or nothing at all, as in we won by six to zip; its forms include ZIPPED, ZIPPING and ZIPS. With the Z and the P, ZIP is worth 14 before bonuses.
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ZIP scores 14 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + I 1 + P 3 = 14. On a double-word square that's 28, on a triple-word 42, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: ZIP as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZIP is worth 34 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After ZIP (1):
- ZIPSform of ZIP: close with a zipper
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from ZIP
Other forms of ZIP (3):
Words that start with ZIP:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ZIP and these are still words:
- DIPimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- HIPeither side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
- KIPsleep
- LIPeither of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
- NIPsqueeze tightly between the fingers
- PIPa disease of poultry
- RIPtear or be torn violently
- SIPdrink in sips
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
ZIP means to fasten with a zipper, or to move fast. Add an S for ZIPS.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.