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teeth

/ˈtiθ/
nounverb

The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

    “The international community's sanctions against the regime had some teeth to them this time around.”

Verb 1 meaning

  1. Dated spelling of teethe (“to grow teeth”).

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English teth, plural of tothe, from Old English tēþ, nominative plural of tōþ, from earlier *tœ̄þ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþiz, nominative plural of *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dóntes, nominative plural of *h₃dónts.

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TEETH at a glance

TEETH has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + E 1 + E 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,543 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with teeth

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  • BETH9
  • TWENTIETH15
  • METH9
  • COMETH13
  • FIFTIETH17
  • THIRTIETH15
  • FORTIETH14
  • GOETH9
  • SIXTIETH18
  • DOETH9
  • SEVENTIETH16
  • SHIBBOLETH20

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