TEIND is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TEIND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEIND?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEIND is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEIND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teindsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEIND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TEIND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about TEIND
- The same 5 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 TEIND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotshistorical
A tithe, especially the tenth part of annual produce or income once paid to support the Church in Scotland.
A teind worked the same way as a tithe elsewhere, taking a fixed tenth share of grain, produce or income and directing it toward the local church and clergy. The word and the practice belong to Scottish law and church history, where teind disputes over land and payment filled court records for centuries. The system was gradually reformed and largely replaced by other forms of church funding, so teind now appears mainly in historical and legal writing about Scotland rather than in current use.
How TEIND is used
A Scots legal and historical term, met in accounts of church and land law rather than in ordinary speech.
- The minister's stipend was once paid directly out of the parish teind.
- Landowners argued for years over who owed teind on the new fields.
- Old estate papers record the teind due from every farm in the parish.
- Scottish courts once heard many disputes about how teind was assessed.
- The reform ended the old teind system in favour of fixed church funding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEIND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEIND
The 5 tiles of TEIND in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TEIND
3 longer words begin with TEIND.
Shorter words from the letters in TEIND
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Common questions about TEIND
- Is TEIND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEIND, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEIND worth?
- TEIND is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEIND mean?
- A tithe, especially the tenth part of annual produce or income once paid to support the Church in Scotland.
- What letters can be added to TEIND?
- TEIND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TEIND:
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