triskeles
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of triskeles
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs.
“1889 "The three legs diverging from one centre, which is now the well-known arms of the Isle of Man, is the ancient Triquetrum, or, as Olshausen [Zeitsch. f. Ethnol., 1886, p. 283] more properly terms it, the Triskeles, seen on the oldest Sicilian coins and on those of Lycia, in Asia Minor" (Daniel Garrison Brinton, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Volume 26, p. 177)”
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Etymology
1880, via German Triskeles (c. 1850), from French triskèle (1835). It is in turn from Ancient Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs, “three-legged”), composed of τρι- (tri-, “three”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”).
Anagrams of triskeles
3 plays · some not in Scrabble
Words you can make from triskeles
200+ playable · top: KEISTERS (12 pts)
Best play keisters 12 points8-letter words
7 words7-letter words
25 words- KEISTER 11 pts
- KELTERS 11 pts
- KESTREL 11 pts
- KIESTER 11 pts
- KILTERS 11 pts
- KIRTLES 11 pts
- KLISTER 11 pts
- SELKIES 11 pts
- SKELTER 11 pts
- SLEEKIT 11 pts
- STREEKS 11 pts
- STRIKES 11 pts
- IRELESS 7 pts
- LEISTER 7 pts
- LISTEES 7 pts
- LISTERS 7 pts
- RELISTS 7 pts
- RESILES 7 pts
- RESITES 7 pts
- RETILES 7 pts
- STERILE 7 pts
- STREELS 7 pts
- TELESIS 7 pts
- TIELESS 7 pts
- TRESSEL 7 pts
6-letter words
56 words- ESKERS 10 pts
- KELTER 10 pts
- KILTER 10 pts
- KIRTLE 10 pts
- KISSER 10 pts
- KITERS 10 pts
- KRISES 10 pts
- LIKERS 10 pts
- LIKEST 10 pts
- SELKIE 10 pts
- SKEETS 10 pts
- SKIERS 10 pts
- SKIRLS 10 pts
- SKIRTS 10 pts
- SKITES 10 pts
- SKRIES 10 pts
- SLEEKS 10 pts
- STEEKS 10 pts
- STIRKS 10 pts
- STREEK 10 pts
- STRIKE 10 pts
- TRIKES 10 pts
- ELITES 6 pts
- ESTERS 6 pts
- ISLETS 6 pts
- ISTLES 6 pts
- LESSER 6 pts
- LISTEE 6 pts
- LISTER 6 pts
- LITERS 6 pts
- LITRES 6 pts
- REESTS 6 pts
- RELETS 6 pts
- RELIES 6 pts
- RELIST 6 pts
- RESETS 6 pts
- RESILE 6 pts
- RESIST 6 pts
- RESITE 6 pts
- RESITS 6 pts
- RETIES 6 pts
- RETILE 6 pts
- SEISER 6 pts
- SEREST 6 pts
- SERIES 6 pts
- SIREES 6 pts
- SISTER 6 pts
- SLEETS 6 pts
- SLIEST 6 pts
- STEELS 6 pts
- STEERS 6 pts
- STELES 6 pts
- STERES 6 pts
- STILES 6 pts
- STREEL 6 pts
- TILERS 6 pts
5-letter words
89 words- ESKER 9 pts
- KEELS 9 pts
- KEETS 9 pts
- KEIRS 9 pts
- KELTS 9 pts
- KIERS 9 pts
- KILTS 9 pts
- KISTS 9 pts
- KITER 9 pts
- KITES 9 pts
- LEEKS 9 pts
- LIKER 9 pts
- LIKES 9 pts
- REEKS 9 pts
- RISKS 9 pts
- SEEKS 9 pts
- SIKER 9 pts
- SIKES 9 pts
- SILKS 9 pts
- SKEES 9 pts
- SKEET 9 pts
- SKIER 9 pts
- SKIES 9 pts
- SKIRL 9 pts
- SKIRT 9 pts
- SKITE 9 pts
- SKITS 9 pts
- SLEEK 9 pts
- STEEK 9 pts
- STIRK 9 pts
- TIKES 9 pts
- TREKS 9 pts
- TRIKE 9 pts
- ELITE 5 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- LEETS 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITER 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LITRE 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- RELET 5 pts
- RELIT 5 pts
- RESES 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SEELS 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SILTS 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SLEET 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
- SLITS 5 pts
- STEEL 5 pts
- STEER 5 pts
- STELE 5 pts
- STERE 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STILE 5 pts
- STIRS 5 pts
- TEELS 5 pts
- TELES 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TILER 5 pts
- TILES 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TIRLS 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
4-letter words
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