TRITENESS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TRITENESS 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 TRITENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRITENESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRITENESS
No single letter turns TRITENESS into another word.
How TRITENESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TRITENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRITENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRITENESS
- The same 9 tiles also spell 4 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 TRITENESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being dull and unoriginal because of too much repetition.
Triteness is the mark of a greeting-card verse or a speech made entirely of stock phrases. Critics use the word when an idea may once have been fresh but has been worn smooth by use.
How TRITENESS is used
Used in criticism of writing, speech and ideas that lack freshness.
- The triteness of the film's dialogue made the audience groan.
- He apologised for the triteness of his advice.
- Her poem avoids triteness by choosing unusual images.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRITENESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TRITENESS
The 9 tiles of TRITENESS in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TRITENESS
1 longer words begin with TRITENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TRITENESS
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Common questions about TRITENESS
- Is TRITENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRITENESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRITENESS worth?
- TRITENESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRITENESS mean?
- The quality of being dull and unoriginal because of too much repetition.
- What letters can be added to TRITENESS?
- No single letter can be added to TRITENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TRITENESS:
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