TRISTESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRISTESSES 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 TRISTESSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRISTESSES is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRISTESSES
No single letter turns TRISTESSES into another word.
How TRISTESSES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRISTESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRISTESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRISTESSES
- The letter S appears four times in TRISTESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of TRISTESSES
The 10 tiles of TRISTESSES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TRISTESSES
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Common questions about TRISTESSES
- Is TRISTESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRISTESSES is not in it.
- How many points is TRISTESSES worth?
- TRISTESSES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRISTESSES?
- No single letter can be added to TRISTESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRISTESSES:
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