TRIPLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRIPLIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TRIPLIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPLIES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPLIES
No single letter turns TRIPLIES into another word.
How TRIPLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIPLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIPLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIPLIES mean in Scrabble?
TRIPLIES is the present-tense form of TRIPLY used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPLIES
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Common questions about TRIPLIES
- Is TRIPLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRIPLIES is not in it.
- How many points is TRIPLIES worth?
- TRIPLIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRIPLIES?
- No single letter can be added to TRIPLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIPLIES:
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