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Is trite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word trite is a Scrabble US word. The word trite is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is trite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word trite is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

T1R1I1T1E1

Is trite a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word trite is a Words With Friends word. The word trite is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (4 found)

TETRI,TITER,TITRE,TRITE,

4-letter words (7 found)

RITE,RITT,TIER,TIRE,TITE,TRET,TRIE,

3-letter words (7 found)

IRE,REI,RET,RIT,TET,TIE,TIT,

2-letter words (6 found)

ER,ET,IT,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 25 words from trite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of trite

trite rtite tirte itrte ritte irtte trtie rttie ttrie ttrie rttie trtie titre ittre ttire ttire ittre titre ritte irtte rtite trite itrte tirte triet rtiet tiret itret ritet irtet treit rteit terit etrit retit ertit tiert itert teirt etirt ietrt eitrt riett irett reitt eritt iertt eirtt trtei rttei ttrei ttrei rttei trtei treti rteti terti etrti retti ertti tteri tteri tetri ettri tetri ettri rteti treti retti ertti terti etrti titer itter ttier ttier itter titer tietr itetr teitr etitr iettr eittr tteir tteir tetir ettir tetir ettir itetr tietr iettr eittr teitr etitr ritet irtet rtiet triet itret tiret riett irett reitt eritt iertt eirtt rteit treit retit ertit terit etrit itert tiert ietrt eitrt teirt etirt

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word trite. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in trite.

Definitions and meaning of trite

trite

Pronunciation

  • enPR: trīt, IPA(key): /tɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

Etymology 1

From Latin trītus "worn out," a form of the verb terō (“I wear away, wear out”).

Adjective

trite (comparative triter, superlative tritest)

  1. Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
  2. (law) So well established as to be beyond debate: trite law.
    • 2017, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Taucar v Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, 2017 ONSC 2604:
      It is trite to say that the mere fact that a decision does not favour the applicant or that the applicant disagrees with the decision does not establish that the decision is tainted with bias.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:hackneyed
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See also

  • cliché

Etymology 2

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Noun

trite (plural trites)

  1. A denomination of coinage in ancient Greece equivalent to one third of a stater.
Translations

Anagrams

  • tetri, titer, titre

Italian

Adjective

trite

  1. feminine plural of trito

Anagrams

  • retti, ritte, tetri

Latin

Participle

trīte

  1. vocative masculine singular of trītus

References

  • “trite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • trite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Tocharian B

Etymology

Compare Tocharian A trit

Adjective

trite

  1. third

Source: wiktionary.org