TOPS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TOPS 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 TOPS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOPS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOPS
Front hooks — 1
stopsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TOPS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What stands out about TOPS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 TOPS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Excellent; of the very best or highest quality.
A friend telling you that your cooking is tops means it ranks among the very best. It is an informal way of praising something without using the word best itself.
How TOPS is used
Informal; used mainly in casual spoken praise rather than formal writing.
- Everyone agreed the new restaurant was tops.
- She thought his advice on the matter was tops.
- In her opinion, that band is simply tops.
- The reviewers called the film tops for the year.
- He said the service at the hotel was tops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOPS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOPS
The 4 tiles of TOPS in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TOPS
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with TOPS.
Words ending in TOPS
Showing 24 of 51 words that end in TOPS. Useful as a back hook: play TOPS onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOPS inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain TOPS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOPS
Common questions about TOPS
- Is TOPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOPS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOPS worth?
- TOPS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOPS mean?
- Excellent; of the very best or highest quality.
- What letters can be added to TOPS?
- TOPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOPS:
Open TOPS in the Word Finder