TEIL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. TEIL 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TEIL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEIL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TEIL
- The same 4 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 TEIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The name used for the lime tree in the King James Bible and other early English translations, now met only in quotation from them.
Teil appears in older English writing, including in the King James Bible, as a name for the broad-leaved lime or linden tree. It has been replaced almost entirely by lime and linden in modern speech and survives only in historical and literary contexts.
How TEIL is used
Found in older Bible translations and antique texts, not in modern conversation.
- The old translation speaks of a teil tree standing beside the road.
- Scholars note that teil once named the same tree we now call the linden.
- A teil grew at the edge of the churchyard for centuries.
- The poem describes shade cast by a broad teil.
- Few modern readers recognise teil as another word for the lime tree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEIL
The 4 tiles of TEIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TEIL
1 longer words begin with TEIL.
Words ending in TEIL
1 words end in TEIL. Useful as a back hook: play TEIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEIL inside
2 words contain TEIL in the middle. Words that start with TEIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEIL
Common questions about TEIL
- Is TEIL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TEIL is not in it.
- How many points is TEIL worth?
- TEIL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEIL mean?
- The name used for the lime tree in the King James Bible and other early English translations, now met only in quotation from them.
- What letters can be added to TEIL?
- TEIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEIL:
Open TEIL in the Word Finder