TRILITERAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TRILITERAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRILITERAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRILITERAL is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRILITERAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
triliteralsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRILITERAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRILITERAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRILITERAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRILITERAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made up of three letters, especially three consonants.
Semitic languages such as Arabic and Hebrew build most words on a triliteral root, onto which vowels are added. The word can also name such a root as a noun.
How TRILITERAL is used
Triliteral is a linguistic term.
- The Arabic verb is built on a triliteral root.
- Students learned to spot the triliteral pattern.
- A triliteral abbreviation like BBC is easy to remember.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRILITERAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRILITERAL
3 longer words begin with TRILITERAL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRILITERAL
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Common questions about TRILITERAL
- Is TRILITERAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRILITERAL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRILITERAL worth?
- TRILITERAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRILITERAL mean?
- Made up of three letters, especially three consonants.
- What letters can be added to TRILITERAL?
- TRILITERAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRILITERAL:
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