chip
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When chip helps
Base Score
1
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
4
C H I P
Two-Letter Start
CH
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
IP
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- 4 letters
- 4 unique letters
- CH start
- IP ending
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- chip is a four-letter word, so it is worth 1 point when accepted.
- It uses 4 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include c, h, i, p plus any remaining hive letters.
- The IP ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the CH start.
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Pronunciation
noun
A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
noun
A damaged area of a surface where a small piece has been broken off.
"This cup has a chip in it."
noun
(games) A token used in place of cash.
noun
A sovereign (the coin).
noun
A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate.
noun
A hybrid device mounted in a substrate, containing electronic circuitry and miniaturised mechanical, chemical and/or biochemical devices.
noun
(especially in the plural) A fried strip of potato of square or rectangular cross-section; a french fry.
"Do you want sauce or mayonnaise on your chips?"
noun
(especially in the plural) A thin, crisp, fried slice of potato, or sometimes another vegetable; a crisp.
noun
A shot during which the ball travels more predominantly upwards than in a regular shot, as to clear an obstacle.
noun
A takeout that hits a rock at an angle.
noun
A dried piece of dung, often used as fuel.
noun
(northern) A receptacle, usually for strawberries or other fruit.
noun
A small, near-conical piece of food added in baking.
noun
A small rectangle of colour printed on coated paper for colour selection and matching. A virtual equivalent in software applications.
noun
The triangular piece of wood attached to the log line.
noun
Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.
noun
Anything dried up, withered, or without flavour.
noun
A low shot that travels further along the ground than it does in the air.
verb
To chop or cut into small pieces.
"The workers chipped the dead branches into mulch."
verb
To break small pieces from.
"Be careful not to chip the paint."
verb
To play a shot hitting the ball predominantly upwards rather than forwards. In association football specifically, when the shot is a shot on goal, the opposing goalkeeper may be the direct object of the verb, rather than the ball.
verb
To upgrade an engine management system, usually to increase power.
verb
To become chipped.
"This varnish chips easily."
verb
(often with "in") To ante (up).
verb
To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
verb
(often with "in") to contribute.
"Everyone needs to chip in £1 for George's leaving collection"
verb
(also, to chip at) To make fun of.
Related Words
Synonyms
- pottle
- punnet
- ic
- integratedcircuit
- microchip
- siliconchip
- crisp
- frenchfries
- fry
- flake