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Is tease a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tease is a Scrabble US word. The word tease is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is tease a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tease is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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Is tease a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tease is a Words With Friends word. The word tease is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

SETAE,TEASE,

4-letter words (12 found)

ATES,EASE,EAST,EATS,ETAS,SATE,SEAT,SETA,TAES,TASE,TEAS,TEES,

3-letter words (16 found)

ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,EST,ETA,SAE,SAT,SEA,SEE,SET,TAE,TAS,TEA,TEE,TES,

2-letter words (10 found)

AE,AS,AT,EA,EE,ES,ET,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 41 words from tease according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tease

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word tease. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in tease.

Definitions and meaning of tease

tease

Alternative forms

  • teaze (dated)
  • teize, tieze (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan (“to separate, tug, shred”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: tēz, IPA(key): /tiːz/
  • Homophones: teas, tees
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Verb

tease (third-person singular simple present teases, present participle teasing, simple past and past participle teased)

  1. (transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
  2. (transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
  3. (transitive) To backcomb.
  4. (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
  5. (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
  6. (transitive) To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
  7. (transitive) To entice, tempt.
  8. (transitive, informal) To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

Usage notes

  • Tease, in the sense of "make fun of," can refer to cruel statements but also affectionate or harmless ones, which may be taken in good humour by the recipient. By contrast, taunt only refers to cruel statements, as does mock unless qualified (e.g. gently mock).

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Noun

tease (plural teases)

  1. One who teases.
  2. A single act of teasing.
  3. One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
    Synonyms: cock tease, cocktease, cockteaser, prickteaser

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Anagrams

  • Seeta, setae, setæ

Source: wiktionary.org