THE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. THE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THE?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THE is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How THE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in THE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.
What stands out about THE
- 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 THE mean in Scrabble?
other
The definite article, marking something as already known.
The is the commonest word in English and among the hardest to explain: it marks a thing as already known to the listener, and languages without it manage the same job by word order or by nothing at all. Learners take years to place it correctly.
How THE is used
Before a noun. English has one definite article where many languages have none.
- The book on the table is the one I meant.
- The word the is the commonest in the language.
- Take the second turning and not the first.
- Many languages manage without the entirely.
- The is short, constant and almost impossible to teach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THE
The 3 tiles of THE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with THE
Showing 24 of 664 words that begin with THE.
Words ending in THE
Showing 24 of 74 words that end in THE. Useful as a back hook: play THE onto a word already on the board.
Words with THE inside
Showing 24 of 2698 words that contain THE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with THE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in THE
Common questions about THE
- Is THE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THE worth?
- THE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THE mean?
- The definite article, marking something as already known.
- What letters can be added to THE?
- THE takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of THE:
Open THE in the Word Finder