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nippy

/ˈnɪpi/•adjective

Nippy is also used as adjective, with meanings including pleasantly cold and invigorating.

2 meanings5 lettersScrabble 12

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

PPY

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “NIPPY” Mean?

/ˈnɪpi/

nippy has 2 documented senses across adjective.

Adjective

2 senses

a sharp biting taste

“a nippy cheese”

pleasantly cold and invigorating

“crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”

“a nipping wind”

“a nippy fall day”

“snappy weather”

Synonyms

crisp frosty nipping snappy

Word Forms

nippier nippiest

Synonyms for NIPPY

crisp frosty nipping snappy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word nippy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a sharp biting taste

Length

5 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

N, I, P, P, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for nippy.

NIPPY is a 5-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 12.

It starts with N and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 20%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using nippy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

NIPPY has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★★★☆

NIPPY is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

NIPPY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

NIPPY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside nippy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCCD

CV Pattern

CVCCC

Vowel Share

20%

Consonant Share

80%

Bigrams

NI, IP, PP, PY

Trigrams

NIP, IPP, PPY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for nippy.

NIPPY is a 5-letter standard crossword entry.

It starts with N and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.