TRIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TRIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TRIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about TRIAL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 TRIAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and often a jury, to decide whether an accused person is guilty of a crime or to settle a dispute; more broadly, a test of the quality, performance, or suitability of something.
A criminal trial brings witnesses, evidence, and arguments before a court so that a judge or jury can reach a verdict, while a civil trial settles a dispute between two parties instead. Outside the courtroom, a trial can simply mean trying something out, as when a company runs a trial of a new product before selling it widely. Scientists and doctors rely on the clinical trial, a carefully controlled test of a treatment's safety and effectiveness. Across all these uses, a trial is fundamentally a process of testing something before reaching a final judgment.
How TRIAL is used
Used in law for courtroom proceedings and more broadly for any test period or experiment, such as a free trial or a clinical trial.
- The trial lasted three weeks before the jury reached a verdict.
- Doctors are running a clinical trial of the new vaccine.
- She signed up for a free trial of the software.
- His trial ended with a verdict of not guilty.
- The company held a trial of the product in three cities.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIAL
The 5 tiles of TRIAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRIAL
18 longer words begin with TRIAL.
Words ending in TRIAL
23 words end in TRIAL. Useful as a back hook: play TRIAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRIAL inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain TRIAL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRIAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIAL
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Common questions about TRIAL
- Is TRIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIAL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIAL worth?
- TRIAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIAL mean?
- A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and often a jury, to decide whether an accused person is guilty of a crime or to settle a dispute; more broadly, a test of the quality, performance, or suitability of something.
- What letters can be added to TRIAL?
- TRIAL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TRIAL:
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