TIE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. TIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TIE?
| 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 TIE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 9.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in TIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 250.
What does TIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To fasten something with string or rope.
Tie meaning an equal score is nineteenth-century and came from the idea of two results bound together. The neckwear sense is younger than either and is named from the knot rather than from the cloth.
How TIE is used
Tied. Also a noun in three senses.
- They tied the gate shut with baler twine.
- The match ended in a tie and went to a replay.
- A tie is named from the knot and not the cloth.
- The word tie for an equal score is Victorian.
- Two ties in the same round is unusual.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIE
Showing 24 of 35 words that begin with TIE.
Words ending in TIE
Showing 24 of 250 words that end in TIE. Useful as a back hook: play TIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TIE inside
Showing 24 of 2879 words that contain TIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TIE
Common questions about TIE
- Is TIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TIE, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TIE worth?
- TIE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIE mean?
- To fasten something with string or rope.
- What letters can be added to TIE?
- TIE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of TIE:
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