Tale

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A story or narrative, especially one that is imaginative or fictitious.

“She told the children a fairy tale before bedtime.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈteɪl/

Related Words

Synonyms

story narrative fable

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Good vowel coverage with A, E plus common T, L.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points; can often extend to TALES or TALER.

Words Related to Tale

Anagrams of Tale

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

atle late

Words one letter different

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

bale dale gale hale kale male pale sale take talk tall tape tile yale

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

ablet adlet aglet alate aleft alert aleut alfet alhet aliet alite alter amlet anlet artel astel atelo ately athel atlee atole attle atule aylet

Longer words starting with Tale

Words that begin with “tale”.

taled taler tales talent talented

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