TRIBRACH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. TRIBRACH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBRACH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIBRACH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBRACH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tribrachsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIBRACH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIBRACH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIBRACH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIBRACH mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A metrical foot made up of three short or unstressed syllables.
In classical verse a tribrach is a quick, light unit with no long beat in it. Scholars note that it is rare as a separate foot because a long syllable often takes its place.
How TRIBRACH is used
Used in discussions of poetic metre, especially Greek and Latin verse.
- The scholar marked a tribrach in the third line of the poem.
- A tribrach has three short beats and no stress.
- English examples of the tribrach are hard to find.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBRACH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIBRACH
3 longer words begin with TRIBRACH.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBRACH
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Common questions about TRIBRACH
- Is TRIBRACH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBRACH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBRACH worth?
- TRIBRACH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBRACH mean?
- A metrical foot made up of three short or unstressed syllables.
- What letters can be added to TRIBRACH?
- TRIBRACH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIBRACH:
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