TRIOLET is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TRIOLET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIOLET?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIOLET is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIOLET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trioletsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIOLET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRIOLET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,465.
What stands out about TRIOLET
- TRIOLET begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TRIOLET mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A short poem of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh, and the second line as the eighth.
The triolet rhymes ABaAabAB, so repeated lines give it a circling, song-like effect. Poets find it hard to write well, because the repeated lines must change in meaning each time they return.
How TRIOLET is used
Triolet is a term from poetry and literary study.
- She wrote a clever triolet about her cat.
- The anthology included a triolet by Austin Dobson.
- Every triolet repeats its opening line twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIOLET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIOLET
The 7 tiles of TRIOLET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TRIOLET
1 longer words begin with TRIOLET.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIOLET
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Common questions about TRIOLET
- Is TRIOLET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIOLET, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIOLET worth?
- TRIOLET is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIOLET mean?
- A short poem of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh, and the second line as the eighth.
- What letters can be added to TRIOLET?
- TRIOLET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRIOLET:
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