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Caltrop

c 3a 1l 1t 1r 1o 1p 3

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does caltrop mean?

noun

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

    Synonymstribulus terestris

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

    Synonymswater chestnutwater chestnut plant

  3. Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America

    Synonymscentauria calcitrapa

Is CALTROP a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CALTROP worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3a 1l 1t 1r 1o 1p 3

Words With Friends

14 pts
c 4a 1l 2t 1r 1o 1p 4

Wordfeud

13 pts
c 4a 1l 1t 1r 1o 1p 4

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
c 3a 1l 2t 1r 1o 1p 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CALTROP

Anagrams 1

proctal

Hooks for CALTROP

Add one letter to the front or back of CALTROP to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

caltrops

Caltrop: quick answers

Is CALTROP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CALTROP is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CALTROP worth?
CALTROP scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does caltrop mean?
As a noun, caltrop means “tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CALTROP?
You can make 133 shorter words from CALTROP, such as CAPTOR, CARTOP, CAPOT, CLAPT. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CALTROP?
CALTROP rearranges into PROCTAL.