TROPICALS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. TROPICALS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
t1r1o1p3i1c3a1l1s1
PlayableTROPICALS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept TROPICALS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful TROPICALS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROPICALS
No single letter turns TROPICALS into another word.
How TROPICALS scores
Scrabble t1r1o1p3i1c3a1l1s1 13
Words with Friends t1r1o1p4i1c4a1l2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in TROPICALS, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROPICALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TROPICALS
- All 9 letters of TROPICALS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TROPICALS
apricots12 caltrops12 capitols12 cliparts12 coalpits12 patricos12 piscator12 postical12 topicals12 tropical12 calorist10 toprails10 apricot11 aprotic11 caltrop11 capitol11 captors11 clipart11 coalpit11 copitas11 optical11 parotic11 patrico11 picaros11 placits11 plastic11 proctal11 prosaic11 psoatic11 topical11 tropics11 airpost9 airstop9 apostil9 carlots9 citolas9 citrals9 crotals9 lictors9 loricas9
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Common questions about TROPICALS
- Is TROPICALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TROPICALS is not in it.
- How many points is TROPICALS worth?
- TROPICALS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TROPICALS?
- No single letter can be added to TROPICALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TROPICALS:
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