tip: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 5 letter points · starts with T · ends with P
Meaning of tip
noun
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
Example: the tip of one's nose
A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
Example: a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.
The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- in-plural
A small piece of meat.
Example: chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips
Listed forms: tips.
Source: Wiktionary — tip.
verb
- transitive
To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
Listed forms: tips, tipping, tipped.
Source: Wiktionary — tip.
verb
- ergative
(To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
- ergative
(To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
- transitive
To dump (refuse).
Listed forms: tips, tipping, tipped.
Source: Wiktionary — tip.
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 tip.
noun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- gratuity
- pourboire
- baksheesh
- bakshish
- bakshis
- backsheesh
noun
an indication of potential opportunity
noun
a V shape
noun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is tip in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of tip
T(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 tip
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from tip
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in tip. Showing up to 24, longest first.