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Caltrops

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

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural of caltrop

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

What does caltrops 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

Definitions shown for caltrop, the base form of caltrops.

Is CALTROPS 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 CALTROPS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4a 1l 2t 1r 1o 1p 4s 1

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
c 3a 1l 2t 1r 1o 1p 3s 1

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

Words from the letters in CALTROPS

Words that end like CALTROPS

Common words that share the ending -OPS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bookshopsbellhopsgumdropsscallopsbishopsblacktopsgallopsraindropsteardropswallopsworkshopsdevelopsdropsshopsstopschopscropspopstopsenvelopslollipopseavesdropsarchbishopsflops
All words ending in -OPS

Caltrops: quick answers

Is CALTROPS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CALTROPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CALTROPS worth?
CALTROPS scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does caltrops mean?
caltrops is the plural of caltrop, which 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 CALTROPS?
You can make 356 shorter words from CALTROPS, such as CALTROP, CAPTORS, PROCTAL, CAPOTS. See the full list.