TRICENTENARY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRICENTENARY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TRICENTENARY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICENTENARY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICENTENARY
No single letter turns TRICENTENARY into another word.
How TRICENTENARY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TRICENTENARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRICENTENARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICENTENARY
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Common questions about TRICENTENARY
- Is TRICENTENARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICENTENARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICENTENARY worth?
- TRICENTENARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRICENTENARY?
- No single letter can be added to TRICENTENARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TRICENTENARY:
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