Is CALTROPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CALTROPS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CALTROPS mean?
Caltrops is a form of CALTROP.
- noun
tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
- noun
a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
- noun
Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for CALTROPS
CALTROPS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from CALTROPS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caltrop11
- captors11
- capots10
- captor10
- cartop10
- claspt10
- coapts10
- copals10
- copras10
- patrols9
- portals9
- scrotal9
- capos9
- capot9
- carps9
- claps9
- clapt9
- clasp9
- clops9
- coapt9
- copal9
- copra9
- corps9
- craps9
- crops9
- pacts9
- scalp9
- scarp9
- scopa9
- scrap9
- actors8
- carols8
- castor8
- claros8
- corals8
- costal8
- costar8
- parols8
- pastor8
- patrol8
- polars8
- portal8
- postal8
- scrota8
- sporal8
- tarocs8
- capo8
- caps8
- carp8
- clap8
- clop8
- cops8
- crap8
- crop8
- pacs8
- pact8
- scop8
- acros7
- actor7
- aport7
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