trey

noun

ˈtrā 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Even Rebecca Allen, who again entered the starting lineup with the team dealing with injuries, imposed her will, knocking down three treys as a result of the fluid offense getting the opponent out of sorts. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Carleton, Fudd, Hiedeman and Salaün are all averaging at least two made treys. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Faced with elimination in Game 6, Johnson dropped 27 points, eight boards and five treys on the Wolves. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 May 2026

James knocked the ball away for the steal, eventually got it back, and drained a trey with 13 seconds remaining for the gut punch to send the game to overtime. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026

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

Rhymes for trey

• ay
• bay
• bey
• brae
• cay
• chez
• dey
• dray
• fay
• fey
• flay
• fray

Kids Definition

trey

noun

ˈtrā 

plural treys

: a card or dice with three spots