Yes. PE is a valid word.
PE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
PE 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 PE
PE is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also spelled FE. It is a useful place for the P, and it hooks into many three-letter words, such as PEA, PEG, PEN, PEP, PET and PEW.
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PE scores 4 points
Before any bonus squares: P 3 + E 1 = 4. On a double-word square that's 8, on a triple-word 12, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: PE as the first play
Later in the game, put the P on a 3L square and PE is worth 10 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After PE (12):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from PE
Other forms of PE (1):
- PESform of PE: the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Words that start with PE:
- PEAGsmall cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts
- PEAKthe most extreme possible amount or value
- PEALa deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
- PEAN(ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
- PEARsweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- PEASform of PEA: seed of a pea plant used for food
- PEATpartially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water
- PECH
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of PE and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
PE is a Hebrew letter, also spelled FE. PEA, PEC, PED, PEE, PEG, PEH, PEN, PEP, PER, PES, PET and PEW hook off the end.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with P
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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.
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