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Is trilemma a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word trilemma is a Scrabble US word. The word trilemma is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is trilemma a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word trilemma is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

T1R1I1L1E1M3M3A1

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8-letter words (1 found)

TRILEMMA,

7-letter words (7 found)

LAMITER,MALMIER,MALTIER,MARLITE,MARMITE,TRAMMEL,TRAMMIE,

6-letter words (20 found)

ARMLET,IMARET,LAMMER,LAMMIE,LIMMER,MAILER,MAIMER,MARTEL,MATIER,MILTER,MITRAL,RAMMEL,RAMMLE,RAMTIL,REMAIL,RETAIL,RETIAL,TAILER,TAMMIE,TRAMEL,

5-letter words (48 found)

AIMER,ALERT,ALTER,AMRIT,ARIEL,ARMET,ARMIL,ARTEL,EMAIL,IRATE,LAMER,LATER,LEMMA,LIART,LIMMA,LITER,LITRE,MAERL,MAILE,MAIRE,MAMIE,MARLE,MATER,MERIL,MERIT,METAL,MILER,MIMER,MITER,MITRE,RAILE,RAMET,RAMIE,RATEL,REALM,RELIT,REMIT,RETIA,RIMAE,TALER,TAMER,TELIA,TERAI,TILER,TIMER,TRAIL,TREMA,TRIAL,

4-letter words (94 found)

AIRT,ALIT,ALME,AMIE,AMIR,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,EARL,EMIR,EMIT,EMMA,ILEA,IMAM,ITEM,LAER,LAIR,LAME,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAM,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LIAR,LIER,LIMA,LIME,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,MAIL,MAIM,MAIR,MALE,MALI,MALM,MALT,MARE,MARL,MARM,MART,MATE,MEAL,MEAT,MELA,MELT,MERI,MERL,META,MILE,MILT,MIME,MIRE,MITE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RAMI,RATE,REAL,REAM,RIAL,RIEL,RIEM,RILE,RIMA,RIME,RITE,TAEL,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TAME,TARE,TEAL,TEAM,TEAR,TEIL,TELA,TERM,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TIME,TIRE,TIRL,TRAM,TREM,TRIE,TRIM,

3-letter words (57 found)

AIL,AIM,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,AME,AMI,ARE,ARM,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ELM,ELT,ERA,ERM,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAM,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEI,LET,LIE,LIT,MAE,MAL,MAM,MAR,MAT,MEL,MEM,MET,MIL,MIM,MIR,RAI,RAM,RAT,REI,REM,RET,RIA,RIM,RIT,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAR,TEA,TEL,TIE,TIL,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AR,AT,EA,EL,EM,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,MM,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 250 words from trilemma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of trilemma

trilemma

Etymology

The word is modelled on dilemma, with di- (“prefix meaning ‘two, twice, double’”) replaced by tri- (“prefix meaning ‘three’”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈlɛmə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmə
  • Hyphenation: tri‧lem‧ma

Noun

trilemma (plural trilemmas)

  1. A circumstance in which a choice must be made between three options that seem equally undesirable.
  2. A situation in which a choice must be made among three desirable options, only two of which are possible at the same time.
  3. (logic) An argument containing three alternatives, jointly exhaustive either under any condition(s) or under all condition(s) consistent with the universe of discourse of that argument, that each imply the same conclusion.

Coordinate terms

  • dilemma (two options)
  • tetralemma (four options)
  • polylemma

Derived terms

  • Agrippa's trilemma
  • Lewis's trilemma
  • Münchhausen trilemma
  • trilemmatic

Related terms

  • lemma

Translations

References

Further reading

  • trilemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From English trilemma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrilemːɑ/, [ˈt̪rile̞mːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ilemːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tri‧lem‧ma

Noun

trilemma

  1. trilemma

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org