ZOETROPE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ZOETROPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZOETROPE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOETROPE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOETROPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zoetropesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZOETROPE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZOETROPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZOETROPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZOETROPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A spinning drum with slits that makes a strip of drawings seem to move.
The zoetrope was a Victorian toy and one of the steps toward cinema. You look through slits in the turning cylinder at pictures inside, and your eye blends them into motion. Modern ones are sold as museum and classroom items.
How ZOETROPE is used
Used in the history of film, animation and optical toys.
- The child spun the zoetrope and watched the horse gallop.
- A Victorian zoetrope stood in the museum.
- Animators still build a zoetrope to teach motion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOETROPE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZOETROPE
1 longer words begin with ZOETROPE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOETROPE
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Common questions about ZOETROPE
- Is ZOETROPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZOETROPE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZOETROPE worth?
- ZOETROPE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOETROPE mean?
- A spinning drum with slits that makes a strip of drawings seem to move.
- What letters can be added to ZOETROPE?
- ZOETROPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZOETROPE:
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