TREFOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TREFOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TREFOIL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREFOIL is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREFOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trefoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TREFOIL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TREFOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does TREFOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant with three-lobed leaves, such as clover, or an ornamental design of three rounded lobes.
A trefoil is recognised by its threefold shape, whether it grows in a meadow or is carved in stone. Gothic architects borrowed the form for windows and tracery, and heraldry used it as a charge.
How TREFOIL is used
Trefoil is used in botany for clover-like plants and in architecture and design for a three-lobed shape.
- A yellow trefoil grew along the edge of the path.
- The church window was cut in the shape of a trefoil.
- The scout badge shows a gold trefoil on a green ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TREFOIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TREFOIL
The 7 tiles of TREFOIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TREFOIL
2 longer words begin with TREFOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TREFOIL
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Common questions about TREFOIL
- Is TREFOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREFOIL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREFOIL worth?
- TREFOIL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TREFOIL mean?
- A plant with three-lobed leaves, such as clover, or an ornamental design of three rounded lobes.
- What letters can be added to TREFOIL?
- TREFOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TREFOIL:
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