REDTOP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. REDTOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REDTOP?
| 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 REDTOP is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REDTOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
redtopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REDTOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REDTOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about REDTOP
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REDTOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A creeping grass grown for hay and pasture in North America, or a British tabloid newspaper.
As a farm plant, redtop is a hardy grass with reddish flower heads that does well on damp or poor soil, and growers often sow it with clover. In British journalism the word names a popular tabloid, from the red masthead such papers carry. The two meanings are unrelated apart from the color that gave both their name.
How REDTOP is used
Agricultural in North America; a journalistic term in British usage.
- The farmer sowed redtop on the wet lower field.
- Cattle grazed on redtop and clover all summer.
- A redtop screamed the scandal across its front page.
- He read the redtop on the train every morning.
- The seed mix included timothy and redtop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REDTOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REDTOP
The 6 tiles of REDTOP in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with REDTOP
1 longer words begin with REDTOP.
Shorter words from the letters in REDTOP
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Common questions about REDTOP
- Is REDTOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REDTOP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REDTOP worth?
- REDTOP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REDTOP mean?
- A creeping grass grown for hay and pasture in North America, or a British tabloid newspaper.
- What letters can be added to REDTOP?
- REDTOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REDTOP:
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