Definitions For Gripple
Etymology 1
from middle english gripel, from {{inh + en + ang + gripol}}, gripul + + able to grasp much; capacious, from {{inh + en + gem-pro + *gripulaz + + grasping, rapacious}}, equivalent to grip + le.Alternative forms
grippal, griple grippill {{qualifier, Scotland}}Adjective
(UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) griping, griping; tenacious; gripping. (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) grasping, grasping; greedy; snatchy; mean; niggardly; avaricious, covetous. : (Spenser) (UK, _, dialectal, Scotland) sprained, sprained.Etymology 2
from middle english gryppel, from {{inh + en + ang + *gripel}}, *grēpel, diminutive of {{der + en + ang + grep}}, grēpe + + furrow, ditch, drain, equivalent to grip + le + nds-de + grüppel + + ditch}}.Noun
GRIPPLE (plural GRIPPLEs) A ditch; a drain.Etymology 3
from grip + le.Noun
GRIPPLE (plural GRIPPLEs) (obsolete, rare) A hook. (obsolete, rare) A grasp; a grip.Etymology 4
from grip + leVerb
grippl (transitive, rare) To grasp.Is Gripple a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16
The word Gripple is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends