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Is atop a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word atop is a Scrabble US word. The word atop is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is atop a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word atop is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

A1T1O1P3

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4-letter words (1 found)

ATOP,

3-letter words (11 found)

APO,APT,OAT,OPA,OPT,PAT,POA,POT,TAO,TAP,TOP,

2-letter words (6 found)

AT,OP,PA,PO,TA,TO,

You can make 18 words from atop according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of atop

atop

English

Etymology

From a- (“on”) +‎ top.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈtɒp/
  • Rhymes: -ɒp

Preposition

atop

  1. On the top of.
    • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)[1]
      “Monotheism was born here,” Goren tells me atop a cliff overlooking the sheet of iron-colored water.
  2. On the top (with of).

Usage notes

"Atop of" was formerly much more commonly used than now.

Synonyms

  • on top
  • ontop (mainly US)

Derived terms

  • thereatop

Translations

Adverb

atop (not comparable)

  1. (literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.

Translations

Anagrams

  • POTA, pato

Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

atop

  1. roof; thatch

Alangan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

atop

  1. roof; thatch

Bikol Central

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔaˈtop]
  • Hyphenation: a‧top

Noun

atóp (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. roof; thatch
    Synonyms: bubong, bubongan

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧top
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔɐˈt̪op]

Noun

atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. roof (cover at the top of a building)
  2. roofing (material used on the outside of a roof)
  3. rooftop
  4. paper covering for a kite

Verb

atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)

  1. to put a roof; to cover or furnish with a roof
  2. to cover a kite with paper covering

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:atop.

Anagrams

  • otap, pato, tapo, taop

Higaonon

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

atop

  1. roof

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧top
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtop/ [ʔaˈtop]

Noun

atóp

  1. roof
    Synonym: bubongan

Derived terms

Ponosakan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Cognate with Mongondow atop, Tausug atup, Tagalog atip, Indonesian atap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈtɔp/
  • Hyphenation: a‧top

Noun

atop

  1. roof

References

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.

Noun

atóp

  1. roof; thatch

Source: wiktionary.org