TROPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TROPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROPIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROPIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROPIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tropicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROPIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TROPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does TROPIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the two lines of latitude, north and south of the equator, that mark the limits where the sun can appear directly overhead.
The Tropic of Cancer lies in the northern hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern, each roughly 23.5 degrees from the equator. The word comes from a Greek term for turning, because the sun appears to turn back at these lines. In the plural, the tropics, it names the warm region between them, and the single word tropic can also be used as an adjective meaning tropical.
How TROPIC is used
Usually capitalised in the names of the two lines; the plural covers the whole region.
- The ship crossed the Tropic of Cancer at dawn.
- Each tropic marks the farthest point where the sun stands overhead.
- Maps show the tropic as a dotted line near the top of the chart.
- They sailed for weeks beneath a tropic sun.
- Few cities lie north of the tropic in that country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROPIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROPIC
18 longer words begin with TROPIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TROPIC
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Common questions about TROPIC
- Is TROPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROPIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROPIC worth?
- TROPIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROPIC mean?
- One of the two lines of latitude, north and south of the equator, that mark the limits where the sun can appear directly overhead.
- What letters can be added to TROPIC?
- TROPIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TROPIC:
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