TRISTIMULUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TRISTIMULUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRISTIMULUS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRISTIMULUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRISTIMULUS
No single letter turns TRISTIMULUS into another word.
How TRISTIMULUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TRISTIMULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRISTIMULUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRISTIMULUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the three amounts of red, green, and blue light that combine to match a given colour.
Tristimulus is used in colour science, where any visible colour can be described by three numbers. The idea follows from the three kinds of colour-sensitive cells in the human eye. Instruments that measure colour often report tristimulus values.
How TRISTIMULUS is used
Tristimulus appears in colour science, display technology, and vision research.
- The meter reported tristimulus values for the paint sample.
- Tristimulus theory explains how screens create colours.
- A tristimulus reading helps match printed and displayed colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRISTIMULUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TRISTIMULUS
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Common questions about TRISTIMULUS
- Is TRISTIMULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRISTIMULUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRISTIMULUS worth?
- TRISTIMULUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRISTIMULUS mean?
- Relating to the three amounts of red, green, and blue light that combine to match a given colour.
- What letters can be added to TRISTIMULUS?
- No single letter can be added to TRISTIMULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TRISTIMULUS:
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