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Tropic

Q: What does tropic mean?

As a noun, tropic means “either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 6 letters · Less common

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

What does tropic mean?

noun

either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics

adjective

relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
“tropical islands”
Synonymstropical
of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics
“tropical weather”
Synonymstropical

Is TROPIC a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 TROPIC worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

t ₁r ₁o ₁p ₃i ₁c ₃

Words With Friends

12 pts

t ₁r ₁o ₁p ₄i ₁c ₄

Wordfeud

12 pts

t ₁r ₁o ₁p ₄i ₁c ₄

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

t ₁r ₁o ₁p ₃i ₁c ₃

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

Words from the letters in TROPIC

Best shorter words top 30 of 52

optic 9 picot 9 topic 9 crop 8 cop 7 pic 7 toric 7 cito 6 coir 6 coit 6 crit 6 otic 6 port 6 ript 6 topi 6 torc 6 trip 6 trop 6 cit 5 cor 5 cot 5 opt 5 orc 5 pir 5 pit 5 poi 5 pot 5 pro 5 rip 5 roc 5

See all 52 words made from TROPIC

Hooks for TROPIC

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tropics

Words that end like TROPIC

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

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All words ending in -OPIC

Tropic: quick answers

Is TROPIC a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. TROPIC is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is TROPIC worth?

TROPIC scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does tropic mean?

As a noun, tropic means “either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in TROPIC?

You can make 52 shorter words from TROPIC, such as OPTIC, PICOT, TOPIC, CROP. See the full list.