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"Tri" Vocabulary Words

Based on the definitions guess these words that start with the letters "Tri".
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Last updated: January 23, 2023
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First submittedNovember 22, 2011
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Average score70.0%
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Definition
Word
Three-horned dinosaur
Triceratops
Three-sided polygon
Triangle
Race with running, biking, and swimming
Triathlon
Muscles on the back of the arm
Triceps
Branch of mathematics dealing with angles
Trigonometry
A person who speaks three languages is ...
Trilingual
Horse racing bet where you try to guess
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place correctly
Trifecta
Three sided hat popular in the 1700s
Tricorn
Glasses with regions for viewing near,
intermediate, and distant objects
Trifocals
Three-wheeled conveyance
for children
Tricycle
Definition
Word
Three-part movie or book series
Trilogy
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Trinity
One third of a pregnancy
Trimester
Three siblings born at the same time
Triplets
Three-legged camera stand
Tripod
Weapon with three tines such as the
one carried by Neptune
Trident
Painting on three hinged panels
Triptych
Ancient Mediterranean galley ship
with three rows of oars
Trireme
Group of three leaders
Triumvirate
Extinct arthropod whose fossils
are frequently found
Trilobite
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Level 78
Nov 22, 2011
20 out of 20, with 2:25 left! Glad the nuns made us learn all those vocabulary words all those years ago!
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Level 69
Jun 28, 2014
Yay google ;)

But seriously, no "triforce"?

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Level 23
Nov 27, 2011
Oh yes! Thank you Sister James Theresa.
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Level 20
Apr 15, 2012
Only got 12 :(
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Level 16
May 18, 2012
18/20. Couldn't remember trireme
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Level 92
Sep 10, 2012
Man, Trireme reminds me of the Civilization games from the early 90s. Need to go find an emulator to play that one again...
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Level 88
Apr 19, 2019
I definitely credit knowing that answer to playing various games in the Civilization series.
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Level 13
Oct 11, 2012
triptych = triptic. please accept both spellings
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Level 51
May 11, 2014
Really. No.
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Level 46
Dec 13, 2015
I couldn't figure out how to spell Triptych. I tried Triptyck...
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Level 56
Nov 1, 2019
Spelt it 5 different ways and still didn't get it.
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Level 61
Feb 9, 2023
Ya know, moments like these I allow myself to google the spelling.
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Level 73
Jul 25, 2014
A "tri" category on JetPunk that doesn't include "trivia"? What the?
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Level 55
Feb 5, 2016
Well, perhaps somebody should make part two. :)
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Level 60
Jul 25, 2014
I think 'trike' should suffice for tricycle.
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Level 63
Dec 20, 2016
This.
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Level 69
Jul 31, 2014
Got Trireme, thanks Civ 5 :D
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Level 94
Dec 18, 2020
I have to thank Centurions... i'm feeling old right now
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Level 33
Aug 31, 2014
Should have got triumvirate, but may I suggest triarchy (which I did try) also fits 'group of three leaders' just as well and is just as common?
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Level 50
Dec 4, 2014
Can "holy trinity" be accepted?
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Level 65
Feb 9, 2023
holy doesn't begin with tri...
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Level 49
Apr 6, 2015
In the UK, there is no such thing as a trifecta, but there is a tricast (think they may be the same thing?)
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Level 35
Oct 17, 2015
:( got 9 not even the average score!
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Level 38
Mar 31, 2017
Got Trireme from Civ 5 xD
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Level 58
May 10, 2017
Should had "Triforce".
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Level 78
Jul 7, 2021
Hi QM, nice quiz. Might I be able to suggest to you that here in the UK, a tricast is a certain type of bet whereby you forecast the first three horses (or dogs) in a race.

See here: https://www.timeform.com/betting/basics/what-is-a-tricast

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Level ∞
Jan 23, 2023
Tricast will work now
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Level 45
Aug 4, 2022
A polygon describes a shape with 4 or more sides, therefore a triangle isn’t a polygon - “a three sided shape” would work better
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Level 63
Jan 23, 2023
you're objectively incorrect.
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Level 65
Feb 9, 2023
A polygon is any object with at least 3 straight sides and 3 angles.
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Level 71
Feb 10, 2023
its a shape that has three or more sides and is closed.
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Level 78
Oct 2, 2022
Please accept "Tricast" for the trifecta answer. This is the normal UK phrase.
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Level 71
Jan 23, 2023
Being entirely pedantic here, but a three sided polygon can be called a trigon.
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Level 88
Jan 23, 2023
You know what's even cooler than triceratops?

Every

other dinosaur

that ever

EX

IS

TED.

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Level 59
Jan 24, 2023
What do you have against them?
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Level 77
Feb 9, 2023
You broke up with Ted?
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Level 65
Feb 9, 2023
Haha
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Level 67
Feb 9, 2023
Lol
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Level 55
Jan 25, 2023
Should have added Triforce and the clue could have been "The Ultimate Source of Power, Wisdom and Courage"

If you know, you know ;-)

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Level 67
Jan 27, 2023
17, forgot tricorn, trireme, and trilobite
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Level 73
Feb 9, 2023
I was making up a lot of words this time, like Triarchy & Triglot.
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Level 79
Feb 9, 2023
"Conveyance for children" LOL
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Level 84
May 9, 2023
Was doing so well thru the first 16 questions...then just crashed & burned.