TROCHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TROCHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROCHIL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROCHIL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROCHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROCHIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TROCHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does TROCHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyrare
A small bird said to pick the teeth of crocodiles, known as the crocodile bird.
Ancient writers told of a trochil that fearlessly enters a crocodile's open mouth to feed on scraps. Whether the story is true has been debated for centuries. In modern usage the name is rare and belongs to old natural history.
How TROCHIL is used
Found in older natural history and classical references.
- The trochil was said to clean the crocodile's teeth.
- Old travellers wrote about the trochil with wonder.
- A trochil hopped along the muddy bank of the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROCHIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROCHIL
5 longer words begin with TROCHIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TROCHIL
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Common questions about TROCHIL
- Is TROCHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROCHIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROCHIL worth?
- TROCHIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROCHIL mean?
- A small bird said to pick the teeth of crocodiles, known as the crocodile bird.
- What letters can be added to TROCHIL?
- TROCHIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TROCHIL:
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