DROPSEED is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DROPSEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DROPSEED?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DROPSEED is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DROPSEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dropseedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DROPSEED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DROPSEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DROPSEED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DROPSEED
- DROPSEED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DROPSEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tufted grass of the genus Sporobolus whose seeds fall easily from the head.
Prairie restorers value dropseed for its fine leaves and its drifting, scented flower heads. It grows in clumps and thrives in dry, open ground.
How DROPSEED is used
Used in botany and native gardening, mostly for prairie grasses.
- Prairie dropseed forms neat green clumps in the meadow.
- The seeds of dropseed ripen in late summer.
- Gardeners plant dropseed for its fine texture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DROPSEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DROPSEED
1 longer words begin with DROPSEED.
Shorter words from the letters in DROPSEED
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Common questions about DROPSEED
- Is DROPSEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DROPSEED, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DROPSEED worth?
- DROPSEED is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DROPSEED mean?
- A tufted grass of the genus Sporobolus whose seeds fall easily from the head.
- What letters can be added to DROPSEED?
- DROPSEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DROPSEED:
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