Yes. AE is a valid word.
AE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
AE is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About AE
Robert Burns wrote it in his Scots poems, as in “ae fond kiss”. Because both tiles are vowels, AE is a quiet way to trade two vowels for points while keeping your consonants for a bigger play next turn.
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AE scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: A 1 + E 1 = 2. On a double-word square that's 4, on a triple-word 6, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: AE as the first play
Later in the game, put the A on a 3L square and AE is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from AE
Words that start with AE:
- AEONsame as EON: an indefinitely long period of time
- AEROpertaining to aircraft
- AERYthe lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)
- AECIAform of AECIUM: a spore-producing organ of certain fungi
- AEDES
- AEGISkindly endorsement and guidance
- AEONSform of AEON: (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
- AERIEa bird's nest built high on a mountain or cliff
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of AE and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
AE is Scots for “one”, as in Robert Burns. It clears an A and an E together, which helps when your rack is all vowels.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with A
Check words at the table, free
Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.