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THEY

4 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 1 pts
Big 1 pts
Super Big 1 pts

THEY is a valid 4-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 1 in Classic, 1 in Big, and 1 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

THEM 1 THEIR 2 THEIRS 3 THEMSELVES 11 THEMSELF 11 DEY 1 THE 1
pronoun
  1. nominativepluralsingularsometimesusuallyA group of entities previously mentioned.
    • Fred and Jane? They just arrived.
    • Dogs may bark if they want to be fed.
    • Plants wilt if they are not watered.
    • I have a car and a truck, but they are both broken.
  2. nominativepluralsingularsometimesusuallyA single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 20th c.) non-binary.
    • Somebody requested a seat at Friday's performance but didn't say if they preferred the balcony or the floor.
    • Who says they care? —He himself does.
    • If someone enters the restricted area, they are required to present identification.
    • I asked my friend if they wanted to come, but they said no.
    • One of the boys tripped over, and they hit their head on the door.
    • There is no need to panic, Robin should be here soon and they will know what to do.
  3. indefinitenominativepluralpronounsingularsometimesusuallyPeople; some people; people in general; someone, excluding the speaker.
    • They say it’s a good place to live.
    • They didn’t have computers in the old days.
    • They don’t make them like they used to.
  4. indefinitenominativepluralpronounsingularsometimesusuallyThe authorities, the (power) elites, the powers that be, the establishment, the man, the system: government, police, employers, etc.
    • They'll tax us for the air we breathe next.
    • They should increase our wages.
    • Ha, you believe the moon is real? That's just what they want you to think.
  5. nominativepluralsingularsometimesusuallyThe opponents of the side which is keeping score.
  6. USdialectalThere (especially as an expletive subject of be).
determiner
  1. dialectalnonstandardThe, those.
  2. USdialectalTheir.
verb
  1. transitiveTo refer to (someone, sometimes especially someone who does not use gender-neutral pronouns) using they/them pronouns.
    • I have a pin that says she/her, but I still get theyed all the time.
noun
  1. derogatoryoffensiveslangsometimesA non-binary person.