Teem

4 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

To be abundantly full of or alive with a great number of people, animals, or moving things.

“The rivers teem with salmon each autumn as the fish return to their spawning grounds.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/tiːm/

Related Words

Synonyms

pullulateswarm pour stream

Antonyms

lack want

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double E and double M, two pairs of repeated letters in one word, a useful pattern to consider late in a Wordle game

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, M scores 3 points, hooks to TEEMS, TEEMED, and TEEMING for extended scoring

Words Related to Teem

Anagrams of Teem

Words that use exactly the same letters as “teem”.

meet mete

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “teem” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

deem seem team teen term them

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “teem”.

emmet emote meeth meets metae meted metel meter metes metre metze meute remet retem steem teems tembe temne tempe temse theme

Longer words starting with Teem

Words that begin with “teem”.

teems teemed

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