thrice

Meanings

Adverb

three times
- "I called you thrice last night"

Adv

Three times.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*tréyes
From Middle English thrice, thries (“three times, thrice; a third time; repeated three times”), from earlier thrī, thrīe (“three times, thrice; a third time”) (from Old English þriwa, þreowa) + -es (suffix forming adverbs of time, place, and manner) (from Old English -es (suffix forming adverbs)). The word is cognate with Old Frisian thria ("thrice"; > Saterland Frisian träie (“thrice”)), Middle Low German drîes (“thrice”), Middle High German drīes, drīs (“thrice”).

Synonyms

threefold, thrice, thricely, treble, trebly, triply

Antonyms

once

Scrabble Score: 11

thrice is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
thrice is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thrice is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

thrice is a valid Words With Friends word