TRIVIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TRIVIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIVIUM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIVIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIVIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
triviumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIVIUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TRIVIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does TRIVIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval education, made up of grammar, logic and rhetoric.
Students worked through the trivium first and then moved on to the quadrivium of mathematical subjects. Together the two made up the medieval university course. The Latin word means three ways, and our word trivial grew out of it.
How TRIVIUM is used
Used in the history of education and in classical studies.
- Medieval students began their studies with the trivium.
- Grammar was the first subject of the trivium.
- Some modern schools revive the trivium as a teaching method.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIVIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIVIUM
1 longer words begin with TRIVIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIVIUM
Common questions about TRIVIUM
- Is TRIVIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIVIUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIVIUM worth?
- TRIVIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIVIUM mean?
- The lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval education, made up of grammar, logic and rhetoric.
- What letters can be added to TRIVIUM?
- TRIVIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TRIVIUM:
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