thee

/ðiː/
verbnoun

To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

  2. To use the word thee.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English þe, from Old English þē (“thee”, originally dative, but later also accusative, supplanting accusative þec), from Proto-Germanic *þiz (“thee”), from Proto-Indo-European *te (“second-person singular pronoun”).

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THEE at a glance

THEE has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,642 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with thee

All rhymes
  • BANSHEE12
  • GHEE8
  • LYCHEE14
  • WHEE10
  • PRITHEE12
  • KIMCHEE18
  • TOWHEE12
  • GARNISHEE13
  • SLUSHEE10
  • GEECHEE13
  • COACHEE14
  • TROCHEE12

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • THEY10
  • THEM9
  • THEN7
  • TREE4
  • GHEE8
  • TWEE7
  • WHEE10
  • THEW10
  • THAE7
  • TYEE7

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