TALEBEARER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TALEBEARER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TALEBEARER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALEBEARER is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALEBEARER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
talebearersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TALEBEARER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TALEBEARER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TALEBEARER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TALEBEARER mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who spreads gossip or reveals secrets, often to cause trouble.
A talebearer carries stories from one person to another, usually with little care for the harm done. Old proverbs warn that where there is no talebearer, strife quickly dies.
How TALEBEARER is used
Dated and literary; today people say gossip or tattletale.
- The talebearer told the master who had broken the window.
- Nobody trusted the village talebearer with a secret.
- He was known as a talebearer in the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TALEBEARER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TALEBEARER
1 longer words begin with TALEBEARER.
Shorter words from the letters in TALEBEARER
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Common questions about TALEBEARER
- Is TALEBEARER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TALEBEARER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TALEBEARER worth?
- TALEBEARER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TALEBEARER mean?
- A person who spreads gossip or reveals secrets, often to cause trouble.
- What letters can be added to TALEBEARER?
- TALEBEARER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TALEBEARER:
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