/tiː/
noun

Is TE a Scrabble word?

Yes. TE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.

  2. The name of the Cyrillic script letter Т / т.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: te via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Sense 1: Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become te and later ti. Sense 2: The vowel of ti then changed to 'e' to signify a flattened note.

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TE at a glance

TE has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (T 1 + E 1) and 2 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,321 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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