TRISEME is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRISEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRISEME?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRISEME is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRISEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trisemesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRISEME scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRISEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What stands out about TRISEME
- The same 7 tiles also spell 5 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 TRISEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A metrical foot in classical verse that lasts as long as three short syllables.
A triseme is a unit of measure in the study of Greek and Latin metre, equal to three morae. Scholars use the word when counting the length of long syllables and lengthened feet, so it appears chiefly in books on prosody.
How TRISEME is used
Used in the study of classical metre for a foot of three time units.
- The long syllable was stretched into a triseme.
- The scholar marked each triseme in the line of verse.
- A triseme equals the time of three short syllables.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRISEME and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRISEME
The 7 tiles of TRISEME in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TRISEME
1 longer words begin with TRISEME.
Shorter words from the letters in TRISEME
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Common questions about TRISEME
- Is TRISEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRISEME, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRISEME worth?
- TRISEME is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRISEME mean?
- A metrical foot in classical verse that lasts as long as three short syllables.
- What letters can be added to TRISEME?
- TRISEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRISEME:
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