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
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And that’s because Furphy got 31 minutes, contributing 9 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, a steal and a trey.
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After draining a trey that put Houston up 98-81, Durant fired fake pistols with his fingers, cowboy style, into the floor as the arena started to empty out.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The pair also hit four three-pointers apiece as Bentonville made 13 treys in the game.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles is making around 10.9 treys per game, which also ranks them near the bottom of the league.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
After draining a trey that put Houston up 98-81, Durant fired fake pistols with his fingers, cowboy style, into the floor as the arena started to empty out.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
The pair also hit four three-pointers apiece as Bentonville made 13 treys in the game.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2025
Los Angeles is making around 10.9 treys per game, which also ranks them near the bottom of the league.
—Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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