TRILBY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRILBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRILBY?
| 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 TRILBY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRILBY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trilbysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRILBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRILBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about TRILBY
- TRILBY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRILBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A soft felt hat with a narrow brim and a crown that is creased lengthwise.
The trilby takes its name from an 1894 stage adaptation of the novel Trilby by George du Maurier, in which the heroine wore a hat of this kind. It became a fixture of men's fashion through the twentieth century and is the usual British name for a style that Americans often call a fedora. Its brim is smaller than that of a fedora, which is the main point of difference.
How TRILBY is used
Chiefly British; in American English the broader word fedora is more common.
- He tipped his trilby to the woman at the door.
- The detective in the old film never took off his grey trilby.
- A narrow ribbon ran around the band of the trilby.
- She bought a trilby to go with her winter coat.
- The shop sold every trilby in a different shade of brown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRILBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRILBY
1 longer words begin with TRILBY.
Shorter words from the letters in TRILBY
Common questions about TRILBY
- Is TRILBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRILBY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRILBY worth?
- TRILBY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRILBY mean?
- A soft felt hat with a narrow brim and a crown that is creased lengthwise.
- What letters can be added to TRILBY?
- TRILBY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRILBY:
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