teatime

Meanings

Plural: teatimes

Noun

a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

Origin / Etymology

From tea + time. Compare Saterland Frisian Teetied (“teatime”), West Frisian teetiid (“teatime”), Dutch theetijd (“teatime”), German Teezeit (“teatime”), Danish tetid (“teatime”), Swedish tetid (“teatime”), Icelandic tetími (“teatime”).

Synonyms

afternoon tea, tea

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

teatime is a valid Words With Friends word