TRES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 4 points
Yes for Scrabble. TRES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept TRES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRES
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TRES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about TRES
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRES mean in Scrabble?
adverb
informalhumorous
Very or extremely, used as a playful borrowing from French for emphasis.
English speakers sometimes drop the French word tres into an otherwise English sentence for comic or stylish effect, as in tres chic or tres funny, without expecting the listener to understand full French. It works as a jokey stand-in for very rather than as a fully naturalised English word.
How TRES is used
Informal and often ironic; usually paired with an adjective to imitate French style, as in tres chic.
- Her new hat is, she announced, tres chic.
- He thought the plan was tres clever, though nobody else agreed.
- That is a tres bold outfit for a Monday morning.
- The critics called the film tres dull despite its high budget.
- Everyone laughed when he described the mess as tres elegant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRES
The 4 tiles of TRES in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TRES
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with TRES.
Words ending in TRES
Showing 24 of 80 words that end in TRES. Useful as a back hook: play TRES onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRES inside
Showing 24 of 302 words that contain TRES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRES
Common questions about TRES
- Is TRES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRES is not in it.
- How many points is TRES worth?
- TRES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRES mean?
- Very or extremely, used as a playful borrowing from French for emphasis.
- What letters can be added to TRES?
- TRES takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TRES:
Open TRES in the Word Finder