TEA is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. TEA 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 TEA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEA is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TEA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250.
What stands out about TEA
- 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 TEA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A drink made by infusing dried leaves in hot water.
Tea reached Europe by two routes and left two families of words: the sea trade out of Fujian gave tea, while the overland route gave cha and chai. A map of which countries use which traces those routes exactly.
How TEA is used
Uncountable; countable for a cup or a variety.
- A pot of tea and three people who wanted coffee.
- The word tea came by sea and chai came overland.
- Two teas from the same bush processed differently.
- In the north of England tea is a meal.
- Every language calls it either tea or something like chai.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEA
The 3 tiles of TEA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with TEA
Showing 24 of 181 words that begin with TEA.
Words ending in TEA
10 words end in TEA. Useful as a back hook: play TEA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEA inside
Showing 24 of 354 words that contain TEA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TEA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEA
Common questions about TEA
- Is TEA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEA, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEA worth?
- TEA is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEA mean?
- A drink made by infusing dried leaves in hot water.
- What letters can be added to TEA?
- TEA takes 7 hooks: 0 in front and 7 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TEA:
Open TEA in the Word Finder