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Zips

4 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of zip, meaning to fasten or close something using a zip fastener.

She zips up her jacket every morning before stepping out into the cold.

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Antonyms

unzipsunfastensopens

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Wordle

Starts with Z and the -IPS ending is a useful pattern, placing common letters after the Z

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Z scores 10 points and the S is already built in, making ZIPS a strong Scrabble word

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