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Is TROPICALS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TROPICALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TROPICALS mean?

Tropicals is a form of TROPICAL.

  1. adjective

    relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)

    “tropical islands”

  2. adjective

    of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic

    “tropical year”

  3. adjective

    characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense

  4. adjective

    of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics

    “tropical weather”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

9

Letters

T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + P (3) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 TROPICALS

TROPICALS 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 TROPICALS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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