Is TRICHOTOMY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRICHOTOMY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRICHOTOMY mean?
- noun
being threefold; a classification into three parts or subclasses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + M (3) + Y (4) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TRICHOTOMY
TRICHOTOMY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TRICHOTOMY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chromy16
- mythic16
- thymic16
- timothy15
- chitty14
- mythoi14
- titchy14
- torchy14
- orthotic13
- chromo13
- comity13
- myotic13
- itchy13
- mothy13
- ochry13
- thymi13
- thirty12
- toothy12
- chirm12
- mochi12
- mooch12
- ohmic12
- homy12
- myth12
- motoric11
- cohort11
- rhotic11
- thoric11
- yttric11
- hooty11
- hotty11
- yirth11
- chiro10
- choir10
- chott10
- ichor10
- mirth10
- moory10
- roomy10
- rotch10
- titch10
- torch10
- myc10
- toroth9
- micro9
- chit9
- city9
- coho9
- cory9
- homo9
- itch9
- miry9
- mity9
- moho9
- moth9
- rich9
- rimy9
- hoy9
- thy9
- octroi8
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