TOPIARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TOPIARY 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 TOPIARY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOPIARY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOPIARY
No single letter turns TOPIARY into another word.
How TOPIARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOPIARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does TOPIARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The art of clipping shrubs and trees into decorative shapes, or the shapes made this way.
Topiary needs patience, because a hedge may take years to grow into a cone, a spiral or an animal. Formal gardens in Italy, France and England are famous for it. Gardeners use shears and sometimes a wire frame to guide the growth.
How TOPIARY is used
Used in gardening and in descriptions of formal parks.
- The palace gardens are known for their topiary.
- He trimmed the topiary into the shape of a peacock.
- A row of topiary lined the path to the front door.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOPIARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TOPIARY
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Common questions about TOPIARY
- Is TOPIARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOPIARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOPIARY worth?
- TOPIARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOPIARY mean?
- The art of clipping shrubs and trees into decorative shapes, or the shapes made this way.
- What letters can be added to TOPIARY?
- No single letter can be added to TOPIARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOPIARY:
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