TRIO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TRIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIO?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TRIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TRIO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of three people or things, especially three musicians who perform together.
A trio names any group of exactly three, though the word is used most often for three musicians performing together or for a short piece of music written for three instruments or voices. Outside music, a trio can be three people, three objects or three events considered together.
How TRIO is used
Common both in music, where it also names a piece for three performers, and in everyday speech for any group of three.
- A jazz trio played softly in the corner of the cafe.
- The trio walked into the meeting together, already laughing.
- She wrote a short trio for two violins and a cello.
- The three friends became known around town as an inseparable trio.
- The award went to a trio of young researchers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIO
The 4 tiles of TRIO in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TRIO
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with TRIO.
Words ending in TRIO
1 words end in TRIO. Useful as a back hook: play TRIO onto a word already on the board.
Words with TRIO inside
Showing 24 of 87 words that contain TRIO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TRIO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIO
Common questions about TRIO
- Is TRIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIO, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIO worth?
- TRIO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIO mean?
- A group of three people or things, especially three musicians who perform together.
- What letters can be added to TRIO?
- TRIO takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TRIO:
Open TRIO in the Word Finder