TROGLODYTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TROGLODYTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROGLODYTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROGLODYTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROGLODYTIC
No single letter turns TROGLODYTIC into another word.
How TROGLODYTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TROGLODYTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROGLODYTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROGLODYTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Living in caves, or having the crude, secluded character of a cave dweller.
Troglodytic is the learned way to describe cave-dwelling peoples of the distant past. Writers also stretch troglodytic to mock someone who hides away or clings to outdated ways.
How TROGLODYTIC is used
Found in historical and humorous writing, literally for cave life or figuratively for backward habits.
- The guide described the troglodytic villages carved into the soft rock.
- Their troglodytic existence kept them cool through the summer heat.
- He grumbled about the troglodytic attitudes of the old committee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROGLODYTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROGLODYTIC
1 longer words begin with TROGLODYTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TROGLODYTIC
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Common questions about TROGLODYTIC
- Is TROGLODYTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROGLODYTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROGLODYTIC worth?
- TROGLODYTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROGLODYTIC mean?
- Living in caves, or having the crude, secluded character of a cave dweller.
- What letters can be added to TROGLODYTIC?
- No single letter can be added to TROGLODYTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TROGLODYTIC:
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