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Is tether a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tether is a Scrabble US word. The word tether is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is tether a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tether is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is tether a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tether is a Words With Friends word. The word tether is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

TETHER,

5-letter words (5 found)

ETHER,TEETH,THERE,THETE,THREE,

4-letter words (11 found)

ETHE,HERE,HETE,RETE,TEER,TEHR,TETE,TETH,THEE,TREE,TRET,

3-letter words (10 found)

ERE,ETH,HER,HET,REE,REH,RET,TEE,TET,THE,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,EH,ER,ET,HE,RE,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 35 words from tether according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tether

tether

Etymology 1

From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *tēoder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr, Swedish tjuder); both from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”), Swedish tjuder (“tether for binding cattle”).

Alternative forms

  • tedder (dialectal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛðə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ)

Noun

tether (plural tethers)

  1. A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
  2. (nautical, sailing) A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
  3. (by extension) The limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
Synonyms
  • (strap): hobble
Derived terms
  • at the end of one’s tether
  • tetherless
Translations

Verb

tether (third-person singular simple present tethers, present participle tethering, simple past and past participle tethered)

  1. (transitive) To restrict with, or as if, with a tether.
  2. (transitive) To connect to something else.
    1. (Internet, transitive) To connect (a smartphone) to a personal computer in order to give the phone access to the computer's Internet connection.
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Etymology 2

Numeral

tether

  1. Alternative form of tethera

Anagrams

  • Threet

Source: wiktionary.org