threes

Trios by number

Threes is the plural of three, referring to multiple instances of the number, digit, or things numbered three: Roll the dice and count the threes.

In card games, threes are cards bearing that number.

Things come in threes suggests events cluster in groups of three.

All threes can be a call in games or exercises.

triadic

trinity

Unified set of three

triptych · trio · trifecta · triangle · trident · triumvirate · tricycle · trefoil · triathlon · tripod

groups

trio

Group of three

stooges · amigos · tenors · graces · fates · bears · kings · witches · sisters · brothers

luck

charm

Attractive personal quality

  • wishesThings hoped for
  • genieMagical wish-granting spirit
  • omensProphetic signs or warnings

superstition · fortune · lucky · auspicious · folklore · ritual · pattern · repetition

multiples

six

Cardinal after five

eighteen · twenty-one · twenty-four · twenty-seven · forty-two · forty-five · forty-eight · fifty-one · fifty-four · fifty-seven

triplets

siblings

Fellow offspring

multiple · neonatal · maternity · fertility · gestation · twins · Dionne · Kardashians · conception · pregnancy

basketball

arc

Curved line segment

deep · trey · Curry · sharpshooter · spacing · perimeter · range · buzzer-beater · stepback · pull-up

card-games

treys

Cards showing three pips

  • wildNot domesticated or controlled
  • cribbagePegged card game
  • pokerHearth implement for coals

rummy · blackjack · solitaire · gin · euchre · spades · set · matching · pair · dealt

Categories
Opposites
numerical quantity

threeszeros

Symbols for nothing

ones · twos · fours · tens · nones

grouping size

threespairs

Matched sets of two

twos · singles · duos · ones · couples

Phrases
Family

three, threefold, threesome, threepence, threepenny, three-pointer, threescore

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G