TRIFURCATION is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TRIFURCATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIFURCATION?
| 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 TRIFURCATION is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIFURCATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trifurcationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIFURCATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TRIFURCATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIFURCATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIFURCATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A division into three branches, or the point where something splits three ways.
Trifurcation is found in rivers, roads and blood vessels, wherever a single path breaks into three. It is a close relative of bifurcation, which means a split into two.
How TRIFURCATION is used
Used in geography, anatomy and engineering for a three-way split.
- The trifurcation of the river created three small deltas.
- A trifurcation in the trail left the hikers unsure which way to go.
- Doctors examined the trifurcation of the artery on the scan.
- The map showed a trifurcation just outside the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIFURCATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIFURCATION
1 longer words begin with TRIFURCATION.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIFURCATION
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Common questions about TRIFURCATION
- Is TRIFURCATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIFURCATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIFURCATION worth?
- TRIFURCATION is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIFURCATION mean?
- A division into three branches, or the point where something splits three ways.
- What letters can be added to TRIFURCATION?
- TRIFURCATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TRIFURCATION:
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