Is TRICAR valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is TRICAR worth?

TRICAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to TRICAR?

TRICAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

TRICAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. TRICAR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

t1r1i1c3a1r1

Depends on the listTRICAR · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

9points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 81,759odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept TRICAR?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.33%

Our own measure of how useful TRICAR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for TRICAR

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

tricars9

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How TRICAR scores

Scrabble t1r1i1c3a1r1 8

Words with Friends t1r1i1c4a1r1 9

Face value of the 6 tiles in TRICAR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
t	1	6
r	2	6
i	1	9
c	1	2
a	1	9

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,759.

Words starting with TRICAR

tricars9 tricarboxylic29 tricarpellary20

3 longer words begin with TRICAR.

Shorter words from the letters in TRICAR

artic7 triac7 carr6 cart6 cria6 crit6 airt4 arti4 rait4 tiar4 tirr4 act5 arc5 car5 cat5 cit5 tic5 air3 ait3 art3 ita3 rai3 rat3 ria3 rit3 tai3 tar3 tra3 ai2 ar2 at2 it2 ta2 ti2

Common questions about TRICAR

Is TRICAR valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICAR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is TRICAR worth?: TRICAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to TRICAR?: TRICAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRICAR:

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