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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.

  1. noun

    tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed

  2. noun

    a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits

  3. 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

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8

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.

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