TILE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TILE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TILE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TILE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TILE
- 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 TILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin, flat piece of baked clay, stone, or other hard material used in overlapping rows to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
A tile gets its strength from being hard, flat and easy to lay in a repeating pattern, whether it is a curved clay tile shedding rain off a roof or a square ceramic tile making a kitchen floor easy to wipe clean. Broken or missing tiles are a common sign that a roof or floor needs repair.
How TILE is used
- A storm loosened several tiles on the roof.
- They chose blue tiles for the bathroom wall.
- The workman cut each tile to fit around the pipe.
- Cracked tiles let rain seep into the attic.
- The old floor tiles were worn smooth in the doorway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TILE
The 4 tiles of TILE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TILE
9 longer words begin with TILE.
Words ending in TILE
Showing 24 of 73 words that end in TILE. Useful as a back hook: play TILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with TILE inside
Showing 24 of 105 words that contain TILE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TILE
Common questions about TILE
- Is TILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TILE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TILE worth?
- TILE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TILE mean?
- A thin, flat piece of baked clay, stone, or other hard material used in overlapping rows to cover roofs, floors, or walls.
- What letters can be added to TILE?
- TILE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TILE:
Open TILE in the Word Finder