Definition of STIRPS

stirps

Plural: stirpes

Noun

  • A family or a branch of a family.
  • A branch of a family.
  • A progenitor of a branch of a family.
  • A superfamily of animals or plants.
  • plural of stirp

Examples

  • His collection of high-scoring words formed a strong STIRPS in his Scrabble vocabulary.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stirps (“rootstock, stem”).

Scrabble Score: 8

stirps: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stirps: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stirps: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

stirps: valid Words With Friends Word