TEASE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TEASE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEASE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEASE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 8.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEASE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEASE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TEASE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,281.
What does TEASE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make fun of someone or something in a playful or provoking way.
Tease comes from an Old English word for pulling wool apart into separate strands, and that older meaning survives in the phrase to tease out wool or hair. From pulling something apart the sense shifted to pulling at a person, first through mockery and later through mild provocation with no real intention behind it. A tease can also name the person who does the teasing rather than the act itself. All three senses, wool, mockery and person, are still current at once.
How TEASE is used
Verb and noun; a tease can mean either the act or the person who teases.
- Her brothers tease her about the accident every holiday.
- He likes to tease the cat with a piece of string.
- She combed and teased the wool before it was spun.
- Everyone at the table teased the newlyweds all evening.
- He is a terrible tease and never means any harm by it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEASE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEASE
The 5 tiles of TEASE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TEASE
16 longer words begin with TEASE.
Words ending in TEASE
2 words end in TEASE. Useful as a back hook: play TEASE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEASE inside
8 words contain TEASE in the middle. Words that start with TEASE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEASE
Common questions about TEASE
- Is TEASE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEASE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEASE worth?
- TEASE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEASE mean?
- To make fun of someone or something in a playful or provoking way.
- What letters can be added to TEASE?
- TEASE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TEASE:
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