TROCAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TROCAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROCAR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROCAR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROCAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trocarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROCAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TROCAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,979.
What does TROCAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A sharp, pointed surgical instrument inside a tube, used to puncture a body cavity and let fluid drain or to give access for other tools.
In keyhole surgery a surgeon pushes the trocar through the abdominal wall, then withdraws the point and leaves the tube as a channel for cameras and instruments. Older medicine also used it to drain fluid from swollen tissue. The word comes from French and is also spelled trochar.
How TROCAR is used
Medical term used in surgery and veterinary practice.
- The surgeon inserted a trocar through a small cut in the abdomen.
- A fresh trocar is opened for each operation.
- The nurse laid the trocar on the sterile tray.
- Fluid drained out through the trocar tube.
- The vet used a trocar to relieve the swollen stomach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROCAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TROCAR
The 6 tiles of TROCAR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TROCAR
1 longer words begin with TROCAR.
Shorter words from the letters in TROCAR
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Common questions about TROCAR
- Is TROCAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROCAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROCAR worth?
- TROCAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROCAR mean?
- A sharp, pointed surgical instrument inside a tube, used to puncture a body cavity and let fluid drain or to give access for other tools.
- What letters can be added to TROCAR?
- TROCAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TROCAR:
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