Yes. TE is a valid word.
TE is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TE 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 TE
TE and TI are two names for the seventh note of the scale. TE is a quiet word for a T next to an E, and it turns into TEA, TED, TEE, TEG, TEL, TEN and TEW with one more tile.
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TE scores 2 points
Before any bonus squares: T 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: TE as the first play
Later in the game, put the T on a 3L square and TE is worth 4 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After TE (10):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from TE
Other forms of TE (1):
- TESform of TE: the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
Words that start with TE:
- TEAKhard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees
- TEALa blue-green color or pigment
- TEAMa cooperative unit (especially in sports)
- TEARseparate or cause to separate abruptly
- TEASform of TEA: a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
- TEATthe small projection of a mammary gland
- TECHa school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
- TECSform of TEC: a police officer who investigates crimes
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of TE and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
These use exactly the letters of TE:
- ETate (a dialect past tense of eat)
Memory tip
TE is another spelling of TI, the seventh note of the scale. TEA, TED, TEE, TEG, TEL, TEN and TEW hook off the end.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with T
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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.
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.