STROPHE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STROPHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STROPHE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STROPHE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STROPHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strophesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STROPHE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STROPHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about STROPHE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 STROPHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of lines forming a section of a poem, especially the first part of an ancient Greek choral ode.
In Greek drama the strophe was sung while the chorus turned in one direction, and an antistrophe answered it on the way back. Modern critics extend the term to stanzas in lyric poems.
How STROPHE is used
Strophe is used in literary study, mostly when discussing odes and classical drama.
- The first strophe of the ode praises the city.
- Each strophe was matched by an antistrophe of equal length.
- The poem breaks into a new strophe at the turn of the argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STROPHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STROPHE
The 7 tiles of STROPHE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STROPHE
1 longer words begin with STROPHE.
Shorter words from the letters in STROPHE
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Common questions about STROPHE
- Is STROPHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STROPHE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STROPHE worth?
- STROPHE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STROPHE mean?
- A group of lines forming a section of a poem, especially the first part of an ancient Greek choral ode.
- What letters can be added to STROPHE?
- STROPHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STROPHE:
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