trey

noun

plural treys
1
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots

Examples of trey in a Sentence

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Tyson had a finish amid traffic in the paint and a trey with Jaylen Crocker-Johnson’s hand in his face. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2025 Okongwu doesn’t get many treys, but the rebounds will be robust with double-digit points and around a steal and block per game. Stan Son, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 The six treys against Indiana while Ball Arena booed him. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 Ionescu’s barrage continued, however, with a 25-foot trey after Kennedy Burke’s block on Satou Sabally. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for trey

Word History

Etymology

Middle English treye, treis, from Anglo-French trei, treis three, from Latin tres — more at three

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of trey was in the 14th century

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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

trey

noun
plural treys
: a card or dice with three spots
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