TRIPINNATE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRIPINNATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIPINNATE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPINNATE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPINNATE
No single letter turns TRIPINNATE into another word.
How TRIPINNATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRIPINNATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIPINNATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIPINNATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Describing a leaf divided three times in a featherlike pattern.
Many ferns have tripinnate fronds, where each leaflet is divided again and then again, giving a lacy look. The term helps botanists separate such leaves from simply pinnate or bipinnate ones.
How TRIPINNATE is used
Used in botanical descriptions of leaves.
- The fern has delicate tripinnate fronds.
- A tripinnate leaf looks almost like lace.
- The key lists whether the leaf is bipinnate or tripinnate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIPINNATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIPINNATE
1 longer words begin with TRIPINNATE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPINNATE
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Common questions about TRIPINNATE
- Is TRIPINNATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIPINNATE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIPINNATE worth?
- TRIPINNATE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIPINNATE mean?
- Describing a leaf divided three times in a featherlike pattern.
- What letters can be added to TRIPINNATE?
- No single letter can be added to TRIPINNATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRIPINNATE:
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