scopa

Meanings

Plural: scopae

Noun

Any of various clusters of hair of non-parasitic bees that serve to carry pollen. In parasitic Hymenoptera it refers to a local patch of hairs, regardless of function.
A Neapolitan card game.

Origin / Etymology

From Vulgar Latin scōpa (“broom”) (Latin scōpae (“twigs, broom”) ). Compare Spanish escoba (“broom”).

Scrabble Score: 9

scopa is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
scopa is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scopa is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

scopa is a valid Words With Friends word