TRICLAD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRICLAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRICLAD?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICLAD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICLAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tricladsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRICLAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRICLAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does TRICLAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A flatworm whose gut has three branches, such as a planarian.
A triclad is named for the three-branched digestive tract that sets it apart from other flatworm groups. Planarians used in regeneration experiments are the best known examples.
How TRICLAD is used
Triclad is a zoological term used in biology and laboratory writing.
- Each triclad in the pond was less than a centimetre long.
- The class cut a triclad in half to watch it regrow.
- A freshwater triclad glided across the leaf.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRICLAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRICLAD
1 longer words begin with TRICLAD.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICLAD
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Common questions about TRICLAD
- Is TRICLAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICLAD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICLAD worth?
- TRICLAD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRICLAD mean?
- A flatworm whose gut has three branches, such as a planarian.
- What letters can be added to TRICLAD?
- TRICLAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRICLAD:
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