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Is grip a Scrabble word?

Yes, grip is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 7 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of grip?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.Examples: "That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly."; "Unfortunately the glue didn't grip, and the whole thing came apart."; "After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement."intransitivetransitive

2. (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.Examples: "We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away."transitive

3. (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.Examples: "As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic."; "[…] I lost something of the stifling fear that had gripped me, and could listen with more ease to what was going forward."transitive

4. (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.Examples: "The movie gripped me from beginning to end."transitive

noun (English)

1. (uncountable) Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.Examples: "These tyres are worn out and don't have much grip."uncountable

2. (figurative) Assistance; help; encouragement.Examples: "He gave me a grip."countablefigurativelyuncountable

3. (figurative) Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring.Examples: "You're a real grip."countablefigurativelyuncountable

4. (figurative) Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.Examples: "We need to get a grip on these spiralling costs."; "in the grip of a blackmailer"; "to strengthen one's grip on a company"countablefigurativelyuncountable

5. (figurative) Mental grasp.Examples: "He's losing his grip – he's practically senile."; "For God's sake man, stop panicking and get a grip of yourself!"countablefigurativelyuncountable

6. (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.countableuncountable

noun (English)

1. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.dialectal

verb (English)

1. (dialectal) To trench; to drain.dialectal

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "grip"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "grip"?

Scrabble
7 points
G2
R1
I1
P3
Words With Friends
9 points
G3
R1
I1
P4

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