TRICORN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRICORN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRICORN?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRICORN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRICORN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRICORN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRICORN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does TRICORN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hat with its brim turned up on three sides.
The tricorn is the hat of eighteenth-century portraits, worn by gentlemen, soldiers and sailors. Its three-cornered outline is the quickest way to place a costume in that era. The spelling tricorne is also in use but is not described here.
How TRICORN is used
Used for the three-cornered hat of the 1700s, in history and costume writing.
- He lifted his tricorn and bowed to the lady.
- The captain wore a black tricorn trimmed with gold braid.
- A tricorn sat on the shelf beside the old pistols.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRICORN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRICORN
4 longer words begin with TRICORN.
Shorter words from the letters in TRICORN
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Common questions about TRICORN
- Is TRICORN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRICORN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRICORN worth?
- TRICORN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRICORN mean?
- A hat with its brim turned up on three sides.
- What letters can be added to TRICORN?
- TRICORN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRICORN:
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