TERNARY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TERNARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TERNARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERNARY is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERNARY
No single letter turns TERNARY into another word.
How TERNARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TERNARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does TERNARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made up of three parts, or based on the number three.
A ternary system counts in threes rather than tens. Ternary form in music has three sections, usually ABA. Chemists also speak of a ternary compound containing three elements.
How TERNARY is used
Ternary is used in mathematics, music, chemistry and computing.
- The song follows a ternary form with a repeated opening.
- A ternary operator takes three inputs.
- The lab studied a ternary alloy of copper, tin and zinc.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TERNARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TERNARY
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Common questions about TERNARY
- Is TERNARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TERNARY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TERNARY worth?
- TERNARY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TERNARY mean?
- Made up of three parts, or based on the number three.
- What letters can be added to TERNARY?
- No single letter can be added to TERNARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TERNARY:
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