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Ties

t 1i 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 4 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of tie

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ties mean?

noun

  1. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

    “he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie”

    Synonymsnecktie

  2. a social or business relationship

    “a valuable financial affiliation”

    Synonymsaffiliationassociation

  3. equality of score in a contest

  4. a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

    “he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam”

    Synonymstie beam

  5. a fastener that serves to join or connect

    “the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction”

    Synonymslinklinkup

  6. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

    “the game ended in a draw”

    Synonymsdrawstandoff

verb

  1. fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

    “They tied their victim to the chair”

    Synonymsbind

  2. finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

    “The teams drew a tie”

    Synonymsdraw

  3. limit or restrict to

    “I am tied to UNIX”

  4. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

    “Can you connect the two loudspeakers?”

    Synonymsconnectlinklink up

  5. form a knot or bow in

    “tie a necktie”

  6. create social or emotional ties

    “The grandparents want to bond with the child”

    Synonymsbindattachbond

Definitions shown for tie, the base form of ties.

Is TIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TIES worth?

Scrabble

4 pts
t 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

4 pts
t 1i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

4 pts
t 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

4 pts
t 1i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TIES

Anagrams 2

sitestie

Hooks for TIES

Add one letter to the front or back of TIES to make another word.

Front hooks

sties

Back hooks

None

Words that end like TIES

Common words that share the ending -IES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

diesliesfliesfriestriescriesdriesspiespiesviespliespriesshiesskiesbodiesburiescopiesladiesseriesvariesappliescarriesentriesimplies
All words ending in -IES

Ties: quick answers

Is TIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 4 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TIES worth?
TIES scores 4 points in Scrabble, 4 in Words With Friends, 4 in Wordfeud and 4 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ties mean?
ties is the plural and third-person singular form of tie, which means “neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TIES?
You can make 16 shorter words from TIES, such as EST, ITS, SEI, SET. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TIES?
TIES rearranges into SITE, STIE.