TROILISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TROILISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TROILISM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TROILISM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TROILISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
troilismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TROILISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TROILISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TROILISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TROILISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Sexual activity involving three people.
Troilism is a clinical or literary term that appears mainly in dictionaries of unusual words. It is far less common than the plain phrase used in everyday speech.
How TROILISM is used
A rare, technical term, found in specialist writing on troilism rather than casual talk.
- The textbook defined troilism in a short glossary entry.
- Troilism is seldom mentioned outside word lists and medical writing.
- The crossword clue pointed to troilism, a word she had never met.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TROILISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TROILISM
1 longer words begin with TROILISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TROILISM
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Common questions about TROILISM
- Is TROILISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TROILISM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TROILISM worth?
- TROILISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TROILISM mean?
- Sexual activity involving three people.
- What letters can be added to TROILISM?
- TROILISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TROILISM:
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