Words · Common
tile
/taɪl/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- noun
a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- noun
game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah Jong, Scrabble, etc.
- verb
cover with tiles
tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom
Word history
From Middle English tile, tyl, tigel, tiȝel, teȝele, from Old English tiġele, tieġle, tiġle (“tile, brick”), from Proto West Germanic *tigulā (“tile, brick”), from Proto Germanic *tigulǭ (“tile, brick”), from Latin tēgula, from Proto Indo European *(s)teg (“to cover”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about 5 times in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
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