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

Dive into March Madness with The Athletic Projecting the bracket | March Madness 2025 | 11 teams that can win it all Russian 7-footer Vladislav Goldin was solid for Michigan in the opener, finishing with 14 points and seven boards, while junior guard Tre Donaldson went 3-for-7 on treys. —Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025

Towns also came up short on a pair of treys after his 11-point fourth-quarter run. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025

No one was more scorching than senior Myla Jones, who buried five treys, finishing with 15 points. —The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025

Kennard contributed 17 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and a trey. —Stan Son, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025

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