trifecta

Plural: trifectas

Noun

• A type of bet picking the first three finishers in exact order.
• A bet in which the bettor must select the first three placegetters of a race in the order in which they finish.
• The attainment of three important achievements, qualities, etc.
• A set of three related things, often things that cause problems.
• The complete legislative and executive control of state or federal government by one party: governorship, the upper house, and the lower house of state or federal legislatures.

Examples

• Scoring a triple-word, triple-letter, and bingo in one turn felt like a "TRIFECTA."

Related Words

exacta, perfecta, quadfecta, superfecta