TRIBASIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRIBASIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBASIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIBASIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBASIC
No single letter turns TRIBASIC into another word.
How TRIBASIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIBASIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIBASIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIBASIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
chemistry
Describing an acid that has three hydrogen atoms able to be replaced by a metal or base.
Phosphoric and citric acids are tribasic, so each can release three protons in steps. Chemists use the term when working out how much base is needed to neutralise a solution.
How TRIBASIC is used
A chemistry term used with acids.
- Citric acid is a tribasic acid.
- The tribasic acid reacted in three stages.
- A tribasic salt has three replaceable sites.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBASIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBASIC
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Common questions about TRIBASIC
- Is TRIBASIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBASIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBASIC worth?
- TRIBASIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBASIC mean?
- Describing an acid that has three hydrogen atoms able to be replaced by a metal or base.
- What letters can be added to TRIBASIC?
- No single letter can be added to TRIBASIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIBASIC:
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