TRITHING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRITHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRITHING?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRITHING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRITHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trithingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRITHING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRITHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRITHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRITHING mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
One of three administrative divisions of a county in medieval England, later known as a riding.
Yorkshire was famously split into three trithings, giving us North, East and West Riding. The word is a Norse-derived relic of how the Danelaw organised land and justice.
How TRITHING is used
Historical term used in English local history.
- Each trithing held its own court.
- The county was divided into three trithings.
- A trithing was later called a riding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRITHING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRITHING
1 longer words begin with TRITHING.
Shorter words from the letters in TRITHING
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Common questions about TRITHING
- Is TRITHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRITHING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRITHING worth?
- TRITHING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRITHING mean?
- One of three administrative divisions of a county in medieval England, later known as a riding.
- What letters can be added to TRITHING?
- TRITHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRITHING:
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