TRIPOS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TRIPOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIPOS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIPOS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIPOS
No single letter turns TRIPOS into another word.
How TRIPOS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TRIPOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about TRIPOS
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 TRIPOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The final honours examination for a bachelor's degree at Cambridge University.
Cambridge students still speak of sitting the mathematical tripos or the English tripos, and the word names both the exam and the course leading to it. The odd name goes back to a three-legged stool once used by a university official at degree ceremonies. Few outside Cambridge use the term.
How TRIPOS is used
Specific to Cambridge University and its traditions.
- He took a first in the mathematical tripos.
- The English tripos covers literature from early texts to the present.
- She revised all summer for the tripos.
- Part one of the history tripos lasts two years.
- A place in the law tripos was hard to win.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIPOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRIPOS
The 6 tiles of TRIPOS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TRIPOS
1 longer words begin with TRIPOS.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIPOS
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Common questions about TRIPOS
- Is TRIPOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIPOS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIPOS worth?
- TRIPOS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIPOS mean?
- The final honours examination for a bachelor's degree at Cambridge University.
- What letters can be added to TRIPOS?
- No single letter can be added to TRIPOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TRIPOS:
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