TRIFID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRIFID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIFID?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIFID is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIFID
No single letter turns TRIFID into another word.
How TRIFID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRIFID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does TRIFID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanytechnical
Split into three parts or lobes, usually down to about the middle.
Trifid is mostly a botanist's word for leaves, petals and similar structures that are cut into three sections. It comes from Latin roots meaning "three" and "split". Outside botany, the trifid pattern also turns up in descriptions of antique spoons, whose handle ends are notched three times.
How TRIFID is used
Technical; used in plant descriptions and in antiques catalogues.
- The plant has a trifid leaf with deep notches.
- A trifid petal curled outward from the flower.
- The guide describes the trifid tip of the stem.
- Collectors prize the trifid end of the old silver spoon.
- Each trifid lobe was edged with fine teeth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIFID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIFID
Common questions about TRIFID
- Is TRIFID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIFID, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIFID worth?
- TRIFID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIFID mean?
- Split into three parts or lobes, usually down to about the middle.
- What letters can be added to TRIFID?
- No single letter can be added to TRIFID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRIFID:
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