ATOP is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ATOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATOP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATOP is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atopyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ATOP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ATOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does ATOP mean in Scrabble?
preposition
literary
On or at the top of something.
Atop places one thing directly on the highest point of another, as in a flag flying atop a tower or snow lying atop a mountain. It works much like on top of but sounds slightly more formal or literary, and it appears often in news writing and narrative description.
How ATOP is used
Common in written English, especially journalism and narrative prose; somewhat more formal than the everyday phrase on top of.
- A lone flag fluttered atop the ruined tower.
- Snow lay thick atop the mountain ridge.
- The company now sits atop the industry rankings.
- A weathervane spun atop the old barn roof.
- She balanced the last book atop the leaning pile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATOP
3 longer words begin with ATOP.
Words with ATOP inside
Showing 24 of 102 words that contain ATOP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ATOP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ATOP
Common questions about ATOP
- Is ATOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATOP, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATOP worth?
- ATOP is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATOP mean?
- On or at the top of something.
- What letters can be added to ATOP?
- ATOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ATOP:
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