lip: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with L · ends with P
Meaning of lip
noun
- countable
Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
- countable
A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
- broadly, countable
The projecting rim of an open container or a bell, etc.; a short open spout.
- slang, uncountable
Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
Example: Don’t give me any lip!
Listed forms: lips.
Source: Wiktionary — lip.
verb
- transitive
To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).
- figuratively, transitive
To touch lightly.
- intransitive, transitive
To wash against a surface, lap.
- intransitive
To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.
Listed forms: lips, lipping, lipped, lipt.
Source: Wiktionary — lip.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for lip.
noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
noun
the top edge of a vessel or other container
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lip in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lip
L(1) + I(1) + P(3) = 5 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of lip
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from lip
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in lip. Showing up to 24, longest first.