TROIKA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TROIKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROIKA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROIKA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROIKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
troikasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROIKA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TROIKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does TROIKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Russian carriage or sleigh drawn by three horses side by side, or a group of three people who share leadership.
The word troika comes from Russian and literally means a set of three. The original troika was the famous sleigh with one horse in the middle and two on the sides, racing over snow. In modern politics a troika is a trio of leaders or institutions that make decisions together, such as the three bodies that managed a country's financial rescue.
How TROIKA is used
The political sense is the one most often seen in news writing.
- A troika flew across the snow with its bells ringing.
- The company was run by a troika of senior partners.
- The painter sketched a troika crossing the frozen river.
- Negotiators met the lending troika in Brussels.
- In the story, the heroine escapes by troika in the dead of winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROIKA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROIKA
1 longer words begin with TROIKA.
Shorter words from the letters in TROIKA
Showing 40 of 85. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about TROIKA
- Is TROIKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROIKA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROIKA worth?
- TROIKA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROIKA mean?
- A Russian carriage or sleigh drawn by three horses side by side, or a group of three people who share leadership.
- What letters can be added to TROIKA?
- TROIKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TROIKA:
Open TROIKA in the Word Finder