Unscramble the

7 words come out when you unscramble THE, starting with THE itself: 6 in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of THE are on the page: ETH and HET, each 6 points. HE and EH are the best of the shorter words, at 5 points. It has 3 letters, 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

Looking for teh? They use the same letters as THE, so the words on this page are their answers too.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From the

Words from THE by length: 3 with 3 letters and 4 with 2.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with the

The 3-letter words made with THE letters are 3: THE itself and 2 anagrams, HET and ETH. Each scores 6 points.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with the

Among the 2-letter words in THE, EH and HE tie for first at 5 points.

Change One Tile in THE

Keep every letter of THE but one, change that one, and you get:

H G gives GET · unscramble get
H N gives NET · words from net
H L gives LET · unscramble let
H P gives PET · unscramble pet
T R gives HER · words from her
H K gives KET · words from ket

More 3-letter words: starting with T · ending in HE · all 3-letter words

Add two letters to THE:

THE + A + R · words from earth

What the Best THE Words Mean

The meaning of THE, and of the 6 strongest answers in its letters.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

THE 6 · 5: used to specify or emphasize
ETH 6 · 5: an Old English letter
HET 6 · 5: a Hebrew letter
EH 5 · 4: used to express doubt or surprise
HE 5 · 4: a male person
ET 2 · 2: to consume food
TE 2 · 2: the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale

THE in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept THE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
THE itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 7)	7	7	6

* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.

Not in Words With Friends*: TE.

Longer Words Built on THE

Each word below uses all the letters of THE and one more.

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