TRITONE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TRITONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRITONE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRITONE is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRITONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tritonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRITONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRITONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,310.
What does TRITONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A musical interval spanning three whole tones, such as C up to F sharp.
The tritone splits the octave exactly in half and sounds tense and unresolved. Medieval theorists warned against it, and jazz players later made it central to many dominant chords.
How TRITONE is used
Tritone is a music-theory word used by composers, teachers and jazz musicians.
- The song opens with a tritone that sounds uneasy.
- A tritone separates C from F sharp.
- Jazz pianists often substitute a chord a tritone away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRITONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRITONE
1 longer words begin with TRITONE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRITONE
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Common questions about TRITONE
- Is TRITONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRITONE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRITONE worth?
- TRITONE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRITONE mean?
- A musical interval spanning three whole tones, such as C up to F sharp.
- What letters can be added to TRITONE?
- TRITONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRITONE:
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