TRIFOLIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TRIFOLIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIFOLIATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIFOLIATE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIFOLIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trifoliatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TRIFOLIATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRIFOLIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIFOLIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIFOLIATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Having three leaves or three leaflets.
Clover and poison ivy are classic examples of trifoliate foliage, with each leaf divided into three parts. Botanists use the word to tell such plants from those with single or many-part leaves.
How TRIFOLIATE is used
Trifoliate is a botanical term for plants whose leaves come in threes.
- Clover has a trifoliate leaf.
- The trifoliate orange has spiny stems.
- Hikers learn to spot trifoliate poison ivy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIFOLIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIFOLIATE
1 longer words begin with TRIFOLIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIFOLIATE
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Common questions about TRIFOLIATE
- Is TRIFOLIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIFOLIATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIFOLIATE worth?
- TRIFOLIATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIFOLIATE mean?
- Having three leaves or three leaflets.
- What letters can be added to TRIFOLIATE?
- TRIFOLIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRIFOLIATE:
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