TEF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. TEF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TEF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TEF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about TEF
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 TEF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tiny cereal grain grown in Ethiopia.
Tef seeds are small enough that a handful sows a field, and the flour makes injera — the flat sour bread that serves as plate and cutlery at once. It has no gluten, which is why the bread is fermented rather than raised.
How TEF is used
Uncountable: a sack of tef. Also spelled teff.
- A handful of tef will sow a whole plot.
- Tef has no gluten and the bread is fermented instead.
- The flour from tef is grey rather than white.
- Injera is made from tef and from nothing else traditionally.
- Tef ripens where taller grain would fall over.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEF
The 3 tiles of TEF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TEF
7 longer words begin with TEF.
Words with TEF inside
Showing 24 of 71 words that contain TEF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TEF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEF
Common questions about TEF
- Is TEF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TEF is not in it.
- How many points is TEF worth?
- TEF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEF mean?
- A tiny cereal grain grown in Ethiopia.
- What letters can be added to TEF?
- TEF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TEF:
Open TEF in the Word Finder