Teases
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Third-person singular present tense of tease, meaning to annoy or mock someone persistently.
“He always teases his younger sister about her collection of toy horses.”
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Wordle
Contains T, E, A, S, E, S with two E's and two S's. TEASE is a strong Wordle base word.
Scrabble
Worth 6 points. The ES ending hooks easily onto TEASE and uses surplus S tiles.
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