TRIPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TRIPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIPLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRIPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does TRIPLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made up of three parts, or three times as large or as many.
Triple turns up in sport (a triple jump, a baseball triple), in music (triple time) and in everyday talk of three-fold amounts. It comes from the Latin word for threefold, the same root that gave English treble. Used as a verb it means to increase by three times.
How TRIPLE is used
Common in sport, finance, music and general use.
- The recipe calls for a triple measure of flour.
- He won the triple jump at the school games.
- A waltz is written in triple time.
- The company aims to triple its profits within five years.
- The batter hit a triple into the gap in right field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIPLE
12 longer words begin with TRIPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPLE
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Common questions about TRIPLE
- Is TRIPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIPLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIPLE worth?
- TRIPLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIPLE mean?
- Made up of three parts, or three times as large or as many.
- What letters can be added to TRIPLE?
- TRIPLE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRIPLE:
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