5- to 8-letter words formed by putting TRI- in front of a valid word with definitions
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96 total entries across 3 section(s)
Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here begin with the right letters but do not really use the prefix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the prefix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TRIAGE | DS | [v. -GED, -GING, -GES] · to allocate treatment to patients |
| — | TRIBAL | S | [n. -S] · a member of an aboriginal people of India~ (=tribals) |
| — | TRICEP | S | [n. -S] · a triceps |
| — | TRICOT | S | [n. -S] · a knitted fabric |
| — | TRIENS | — | [n. -ENTES] · a coin of ancient Rome~ |
| — | TRIFID | — | [a.] · divided into three parts |
| — | TRIJET | S | [n. -S] · an airplane powered by three jet engines |
| — | TRIODE | S | [n. -S] · a type of electron tube |
| — | TRIOSE | S | [n. -S] · a simple sugar |
| — | TRIPLY | — | [b.] · in a triple degree, manner, or number / [x] { trebly triply } |
| — | TRIPOD | SY | [n. -S] · a stand having three legs - TRIPODAL TRIPODIC [a.] / [x] { tripod tripos § tripods triposes § tripods § tripodal tripodic } |
| — | TRITON | ES | [n. -S] · a marine mollusk |
| — | TRIVET | S | [n. -S] · a small stand having three legs / [x] { trevet trivet § trevets trivets } |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TRIABLE | — | [a.] · subject to judicial examination |
| — | TRIACID | S | [n. -S] · a type of acid |
| — | TRIAGED | — | < TRIAGE, [v. -GED, -GING, -GES] · to allocate treatment to patients |
| — | TRIAGES | — | < TRIAGE, [v. -GED, -GING, -GES] · to allocate treatment to patients |
| — | TRIBALS | — | < TRIBAL, [n. -S] · a member of an aboriginal people of India~ (=tribals) |
| — | TRIBUTE | S | [n. -S] · something given to show respect, gratitude, or admiration |
| — | TRICITY | — | [n. -TIES] · an area that comprises three adjoining independent cities |
| — | TRICLAD | S | [n. -S] · an aquatic flatworm |
| — | TRICORN | ES | [n. -S] · a hat with the brim turned up on three sides / [x] { tricorn tricorne § tricornes tricorns } |
| — | TRICOTS | — | < TRICOT, [n. -S] · a knitted fabric |
| S | TRIDENT | S | [n. -S] · a spear having three prongs |
| — | TRIFOLD | — | [a.] · having three parts |
| — | TRIFORM | — | [a.] · having three forms |
| — | TRIGAMY | — | [n. -MIES] · the crime of being married to three people at once |
| — | TRIGRAM | S | [n. -S] · a cluster of three successive letters / [x] { trigram trigraph § trigrams trigraphs } |
| — | TRIJETS | — | < TRIJET, [n. -S] · an airplane powered by three jet engines |
| — | TRILOGY | — | [n. -GIES] · a group of three related literary works |
| — | TRINARY | — | [a.] · consisting of three parts |
| — | TRIODES | — | < TRIODE, [n. -S] · a type of electron tube |
| — | TRIOSES | — | < TRIOSE, [n. -S] · a simple sugar |
| — | TRIOXID | ES | [n. -S] · trioxide / [x] { trioxid trioxide § trioxides trioxids } |
| — | TRIPACK | S | [n. -S] · a type of film pack |
| — | TRIPART | — | [a.] · divided into three parts |
| — | TRIPLEX | — | [v. -ED, -ING, -ES] · to provide something in triplicate (=triplexed triplexing) |
| — | TRIPODS | — | < TRIPOD, [n. -S] · a stand having three legs - TRIPODAL TRIPODIC [a.] / [x] { tripod tripos § tripods triposes § tripods § tripodal tripodic } |
| — | TRISECT | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into three equal parts |
| — | TRISEME | S | [n. -S] · a type of metrical foot - TRISEMIC [a.] |
| — | TRISHAW | S | [n. -S] · a pedicab |
| — | TRISOME | S | [n. -S] · an organism having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number / [x] { trisome trisomic § trisomes trisomics } |
| — | TRITONE | S | [n. -S] · a musical interval of three whole tones |
| — | TRITONS | — | < TRITON, [n. -S] · a marine mollusk |
| — | TRIUMPH | S | [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to be victorious |
| — | TRIVETS | — | < TRIVET, [n. -S] · a small stand having three legs / [x] { trevet trivet § trevets trivets } |
| — | TRIVIAL | — | [a.] · insignificant |
| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | TRIACIDS | — | < TRIACID, [n. -S] · a type of acid |
| — | TRIACTOR | S | [n. -S] · a trifecta / [x] { triactor trifecta § triactors trifectas } |
| — | TRIAGING | — | < TRIAGE, [v. -GED, -GING, -GES] · to allocate treatment to patients |
| — | TRIALIST | S | [n. -S] · a person who participates in a test of something |
| — | TRIANGLE | DS | [n. -S] · a polygon having three sides |
| — | TRIAXIAL | — | [a.] · having three axes |
| — | TRIAZINE | S | [n. -S] · a chemical compound / [x] { triazin triazine § triazines triazins } |
| — | TRIAZOLE | S | [n. -S] · a chemical compound |
| — | TRIBALLY | — | [b.] · in a manner characteristic of a tribe |
| — | TRIBASIC | — | [a.] · having three replaceable hydrogen atoms |
| — | TRIBRACH | S | [n. -S] · a type of metrical foot |
| — | TRIBUTES | — | < TRIBUTE, [n. -S] · something given to show respect, gratitude, or admiration |
| — | TRICHINA | ELS | [n. -NAE or -NAS] · a parasitic worm |
| — | TRICLADS | — | < TRICLAD, [n. -S] · an aquatic flatworm |
| — | TRICOLOR | S | [n. -S] · a flag having three colors / [x] { tricolor tricolour § tricolors tricolours § tricolor tricolour } |
| — | TRICORNS | — | < TRICORN, [n. -S] · a hat with the brim turned up on three sides / [x] { tricorn tricorne § tricornes tricorns } |
| — | TRICYCLE | DS | [v. -YCLED, -YCLING°, -YCLES] · to ride a vehicle having three wheels (=tricycled tricycling) |
| — | TRIDENTS | — | < TRIDENT, [n. -S] · a spear having three prongs |
| — | TRIENTES | — | < TRIENS, [n. -ENTES] · a coin of ancient Rome~ |
| — | TRIETHYL | — | [a.] · containing three ethyl groups |
| — | TRIFLING | S | [n. -S] · a waste of time |
| — | TRIFOCAL | S | [n. -S] · a type of lens |
| — | TRIGLYPH | S | [n. -S] · an architectural ornament |
| — | TRIGRAMS | — | < TRIGRAM, [n. -S] · a cluster of three successive letters / [x] { trigram trigraph § trigrams trigraphs } |
| — | TRIGRAPH | S | [n. -S] · a group of three letters representing one sound / [x] { trigram trigraph § trigrams trigraphs } |
| — | TRIMETER | S | [n. -S] · a verse of three metrical feet |
| — | TRIMORPH | S | [n. -S] · a substance existing in three forms |
| — | TRIMOTOR | S | [n. -S] · an airplane powered by three engines |
| — | TRINODAL | — | [a.] · having three nodes |
| — | TRIOXIDE | S | [n. -S] · a type of oxide / [x] { trioxid trioxide § trioxides trioxids } |
| — | TRIOXIDS | — | < TRIOXID, [n. -S] · trioxide / [x] { trioxid trioxide § trioxides trioxids } |
| — | TRIPACKS | — | < TRIPACK, [n. -S] · a type of film pack |
| — | TRIPEDAL | — | [a.] · having three feet |
| — | TRIPHASE | — | [a.] · having three phases |
| — | TRIPLANE | S | [n. -S] · a type of airplane |
| — | TRIPODAL | — | < TRIPOD, [n. -S] · a stand having three legs - TRIPODAL TRIPODIC [a.] / [x] { tripod tripos § tripods triposes § tripods § tripodal tripodic } |
| — | TRIPODIC | — | < TRIPOD, [n. -S] · a stand having three legs - TRIPODAL TRIPODIC [a.] / [x] { tripod tripos § tripods triposes § tripods § tripodal tripodic } |
| — | TRISECTS | — | < TRISECT, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to divide into three equal parts |
| — | TRISEMES | — | < TRISEME, [n. -S] · a type of metrical foot - TRISEMIC [a.] |
| — | TRISEMIC | — | < TRISEME, [n. -S] · a type of metrical foot - TRISEMIC [a.] |
| — | TRISHAWS | — | < TRISHAW, [n. -S] · a pedicab |
| — | TRISOMES | — | < TRISOME, [n. -S] · an organism having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number / [x] { trisome trisomic § trisomes trisomics } |
| — | TRISTATE | — | [a.] · pertaining to an area made up of three adjoining states |
| — | TRISTICH | S | [n. -S] · a stanza of three lines |
| — | TRITHING | S | [n. -S] · an administrative division in England~ |
| — | TRITONES | — | < TRITONE, [n. -S] · a musical interval of three whole tones |
| — | TRIUMPHS | — | < TRIUMPH, [v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to be victorious |
| — | TRIUNITY | — | [n. -TIES] · a trinity / [x] { trinity triunity § trinities triunities } |
| — | TRIVALVE | S | [n. -S] · a type of shell |
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