TRISTFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TRISTFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRISTFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRISTFUL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRISTFUL
No single letter turns TRISTFUL into another word.
How TRISTFUL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRISTFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRISTFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRISTFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Full of sadness; sorrowful.
Tristful is an old poetic word found in Shakespeare and later writers who imitate him. It is formed from the root of triste with -ful. Today it feels antique and is used for a deliberate literary effect.
How TRISTFUL is used
Archaic and poetic; rare in modern prose.
- The tristful song echoed through the empty hall.
- She gave him a tristful glance across the room.
- In the old play, a tristful messenger brought the news.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRISTFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRISTFUL
3 longer words begin with TRISTFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in TRISTFUL
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Common questions about TRISTFUL
- Is TRISTFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRISTFUL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRISTFUL worth?
- TRISTFUL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRISTFUL mean?
- Full of sadness; sorrowful.
- What letters can be added to TRISTFUL?
- No single letter can be added to TRISTFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRISTFUL:
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