tropical
ADJECTIVE
/trɑpɪkəl/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
tropical is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1O1P3I1C3A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does tropical mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator).
“tropical islands”
“tropical fruit”
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2
Of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics.
“tropical weather”
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3
Characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense.
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OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of or relating to the tropics, or either tropic.
“tropical year”
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