TROPICBIRDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. TROPICBIRDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
t1r1o1p3i1c3b3i1r1d2s1
Depends on the listTROPICBIRDS · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept TROPICBIRDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.27%
Our own measure of how useful TROPICBIRDS 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 TROPICBIRDS
No single letter turns TROPICBIRDS into another word.
How TROPICBIRDS scores
Scrabble t1r1o1p3i1c3b3i1r1d2s1 18
Words with Friends t1r1o1p4i1c4b4i1r1d2s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in TROPICBIRDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROPICBIRDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TROPICBIRDS
tropicbird17 dioptrics14 dioptric13 diprotic13 ripcords13 tripodic13 bistroic12 poristic12 sorbitic12 biopics13 biopsic13 bioptic13 poditic12 ripcord12 biotics11 probits11 strobic11 tropics11 cirsoid10 disport10 spiroid10 torpids10 tripods10 soritic9 stridor8 biopic12 bipods11 psocid11 biotic10 borsic10 optics10 picots10 probit10 psoric10 script10 scrorp10 sorbic10 spiric10 topics10 tropic10
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Common questions about TROPICBIRDS
- Is TROPICBIRDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROPICBIRDS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROPICBIRDS worth?
- TROPICBIRDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TROPICBIRDS?
- No single letter can be added to TROPICBIRDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TROPICBIRDS:
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