ZOPPA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZOPPA 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZOPPA?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOPPA is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOPPA
No single letter turns ZOPPA into another word.
How ZOPPA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZOPPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does ZOPPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A syncopated, limping rhythm in music, in which a short note falls on a strong beat.
The zoppa rhythm, from the Italian word for lame or limping, gives a piece a halting, off-balance feel rather than a smooth, even pulse. Composers of the eighteenth century used the zoppa figure for comic or exotic effect.
How ZOPPA is used
Specialist music term, usually met as part of the phrase alla zoppa.
- The second movement opens with a playful zoppa figure.
- A zoppa passage gives the melody its uneven, limping character.
- The conductor asked the strings to sharpen the zoppa accents.
- Scholars trace the zoppa rhythm to popular dance music of the period.
- The zoppa pattern returns just before the final cadence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOPPA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOPPA
Common questions about ZOPPA
- Is ZOPPA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZOPPA is not in it.
- How many points is ZOPPA worth?
- ZOPPA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOPPA mean?
- A syncopated, limping rhythm in music, in which a short note falls on a strong beat.
- What letters can be added to ZOPPA?
- No single letter can be added to ZOPPA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZOPPA:
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