Is TRIPLETAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TRIPLETAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TRIPLETAILS mean?
Tripletails is a form of TRIPLETAIL.
- noun
large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with a caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TRIPLETAILS
TRIPLETAILS 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 TRIPLETAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pistillate12
- tripletail12
- paltriest11
- triplites11
- literalist10
- palliest10
- parities10
- partiest10
- partlets10
- pastille10
- perillas10
- pilaster10
- plaister10
- plaiters10
- platiest10
- platters10
- prattles10
- reptilia10
- spirilla10
- spittier10
- splatter10
- splitter10
- sprattle10
- triplets10
- triplite10
- aplites9
- paliest9
- pallets9
- pallier9
- palsier9
- palters9
- parties9
- partite9
- partlet9
- pastier9
- patters9
- patties9
- peltast9
- perilla9
- persalt9
- piaster9
- piastre9
- pietist9
- pillars9
- pirates9
- pitiers9
- plaiter9
- plaster9
- platers9
- platier9
- platies9
- platter9
- praties9
- prattle9
- psalter9
- resplit9
- spaller9
- spatter9
- spilite9
- spiller9
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