TRAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TRAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRAIT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRAIT is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRAIT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRAIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TRAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,328.
What stands out about TRAIT
- TRAIT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRAIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A distinguishing feature or quality, especially one that forms a recognizable part of a person's character or of a species' typical behavior.
A trait is a single identifiable piece of someone's character or appearance, such as patience, curiosity, or a habit of humming while working. Biologists also use trait for an inherited feature, like eye color or wing shape, that can be passed from parent to offspring. The word came into English from French, keeping its sense of a drawn or marked line, as if a trait were one stroke that helps sketch a fuller picture of a person or organism. Psychologists sometimes group several related traits together to describe a personality type.
How TRAIT is used
Used in everyday speech for personal qualities and in biology and psychology for inherited or measurable characteristics.
- Honesty was the trait she admired most in her friends.
- Eye color is a trait passed down from both parents.
- Curiosity is a common trait among young children.
- The survey measured five personality traits in each volunteer.
- A stubborn trait ran through three generations of the family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRAIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRAIT
17 longer words begin with TRAIT.
Words ending in TRAIT
5 words end in TRAIT. Useful as a back hook: play TRAIT onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRAIT inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain TRAIT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRAIT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRAIT
Common questions about TRAIT
- Is TRAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRAIT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRAIT worth?
- TRAIT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRAIT mean?
- A distinguishing feature or quality, especially one that forms a recognizable part of a person's character or of a species' typical behavior.
- What letters can be added to TRAIT?
- TRAIT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TRAIT:
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