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5-Letter Words Starting with TRI

There are 23 five-letter words that start with TRI on Word.ws, from triac to trite. The most common are tried, trial, trick, trips and tribe.

Meanings from Wiktionary. Not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list.

All 23 five-letter words that start with TRI

  • triac7n. A three-terminal electronic component that conducts current in either...
  • triad6n. A grouping of three.
  • trial5n. An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well...
  • trian5adj. Only used in in trian aspect.
  • tribe7n. An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain...
  • trice7v. To drag or haul, especially with a rope; specifically (nautical) to...
  • trich10n. Trichomoniasis.
  • trick11n. Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
  • tried6adj. Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
  • trier5n. One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test...
  • trife8n. A trivial matter or matters.
  • triga6n. A three-horse chariot used by the Ancient Romans.
  • trigs6n. Triglycerides.
  • trike9n. A tricycle, typically that of a child.
  • trill5n. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as...
  • trine5adj. Triple; threefold.
  • trink9n. A kind of fishing net that is attached to a post or anchor; set net.
  • triol5n. Any trihydroxy alcohol.
  • trion5n. A singlet state formed from three atoms of different colours.
  • tripe7n. The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared...
  • trips7n. Three of a kind, especially if one of the three cards is in one's hand...
  • trist5n. Trust, faith.
  • trite5adj. Used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or...
7 rare five-letter words that start with TRI

Questions about these words

How many five-letter words that start with TRI are there?
Word.ws lists 23 five-letter words that start with TRI, plus 7 rare ones.
What are common five-letter words that start with TRI?
tried, trial, trick, trips, tribe, triad, trier and trite.
Which of the five-letter words that start with TRI has the highest letter score?
trick scores 11 points with the standard letter tile values.

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Word lists and meanings adapted from the Wiktionary entry of each word. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out names, abbreviations, misspellings and offensive words, and ordered the most common words by how often they appear in English (wordfreq). Meanings from Wiktionary; this is not an official Scrabble, Words With Friends or Wordle word list. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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