te

Meanings

Plural: tes

Noun

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
In solfège, the seventh note of a major scale (the note B in the fixed-do system): ti.
In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): ta.
The name of the Cyrillic script letter Т / т.

Origin / Etymology

Sense 1: Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become te and later ti.
Sense 2: The vowel of ti then changed to 'e' to signify a flattened note.

Synonyms

atomic number 52, B-flat, li, si, ta, tellurium, ti

Scrabble Score: 2

te is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
te is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
te is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 2

te is a valid Words With Friends word