TROPISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TROPISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROPISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROPISM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROPISM
Front hooks — 1
atropismBack hooks — 1
tropismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROPISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TROPISM, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does TROPISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The turning or growth of a living thing toward or away from an outside stimulus such as light or gravity.
In biology a tropism is an automatic bend, not a chosen action; a seedling leaning toward a window is the classic picture. Scientists name each kind after its stimulus, for instance phototropism for light.
How TROPISM is used
Tropism belongs to biology and botany and is usually part of a compound such as phototropism.
- The bending of the shoot toward the lamp is a clear tropism.
- Students measured the tropism of roots in a tilted tray.
- A positive tropism draws the plant toward the stimulus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROPISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TROPISM
The 7 tiles of TROPISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TROPISM
2 longer words begin with TROPISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TROPISM
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Common questions about TROPISM
- Is TROPISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROPISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROPISM worth?
- TROPISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROPISM mean?
- The turning or growth of a living thing toward or away from an outside stimulus such as light or gravity.
- What letters can be added to TROPISM?
- TROPISM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TROPISM:
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