TAE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. TAE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250.
What stands out about TAE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Scots
The Scots form of to, and also of too.
Scots writing spells the sound it hears, and tae covers both the little word that goes in front of a verb and the one that means as well. Reading aloud is the quickest way to tell which is meant, since the two are said alike and only the sentence decides. It appears in songs and dialogue far more often than in prose.
How TAE is used
Stands where standard English writes to or too — gaun tae the shops, me tae.
- He is away tae his bed.
- Gaun tae the shops for me.
- Me tae, she said, and meant it.
- The song has tae in the first line and never lets go.
- A writer uses tae to place the speaker in one country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TAE
The 3 tiles of TAE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TAE
22 longer words begin with TAE.
Words ending in TAE
Showing 24 of 28 words that end in TAE. Useful as a back hook: play TAE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TAE inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain TAE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TAE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TAE
Common questions about TAE
- Is TAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAE worth?
- TAE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAE mean?
- The Scots form of to, and also of too.
- What letters can be added to TAE?
- TAE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TAE:
Open TAE in the Word Finder