Is THE a Scrabble word?
Yes. THE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
Adverb 3 meanings
With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
“The hotter(,) the better. (comma usually omitted in such very short expressions)”
With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
“It was a difficult time, but I’m the wiser for it.”
Beyond all others.
“We went the furthest under her leadership.”
Preposition 1 meaning
For each; per.
“valued at half a pound the bushel; paying seven dollars the year interest”
Etymology
From Middle English the, thy, thi, from Old English þē̆, probably a neuter instrumental form ("by that, thereby")—alongside the more common þȳ and þon—of the demonstrative pronoun sē ("that").
THE at a glance
THE has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -THE
More endings- BREATHE12
- BATHE10
- SOOTHE9
- LOATHE9
- LATHE8
- TITHE8
- SCYTHE14
- CLOTHE11
- ABSINTHE13
- BLITHE11
- LITHE8
- SWATHE12
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