TRIERARCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. TRIERARCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIERARCHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIERARCHY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIERARCHY
No single letter turns TRIERARCHY into another word.
How TRIERARCHY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRIERARCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIERARCHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIERARCHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In ancient Athens, the public duty of fitting out and maintaining a warship for the state, or the office of the man who did so.
The trierarchy was a form of tax paid in ships rather than money, falling on wealthy citizens. Historians discuss it when they explain how Athens kept its fleet at sea.
How TRIERARCHY is used
Historical term from Greek history; used in studies of the Athenian navy.
- A rich citizen could be called to the trierarchy by the city.
- The cost of the trierarchy sometimes ruined a family.
- Speeches from the period often boast of a trierarchy well performed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIERARCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIERARCHY
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Common questions about TRIERARCHY
- Is TRIERARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIERARCHY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIERARCHY worth?
- TRIERARCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIERARCHY mean?
- In ancient Athens, the public duty of fitting out and maintaining a warship for the state, or the office of the man who did so.
- What letters can be added to TRIERARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to TRIERARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRIERARCHY:
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