TATTLETALE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TATTLETALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TATTLETALE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TATTLETALE is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TATTLETALE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TATTLETALE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TATTLETALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 4 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TATTLETALE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TATTLETALE
- The letter T appears four times in TATTLETALE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TATTLETALE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person, especially a child, who reports the wrongdoing or secrets of others.
Playground culture treats the tattletale as an enemy, though adults often value the warning. As a verb, to tattletale means to inform on someone.
How TATTLETALE is used
Tattletale is informal and mostly North American; British speakers say telltale or sneak.
- Nobody trusted the tattletale in the class.
- Don't be a tattletale just because he borrowed your pen.
- The little tattletale told Mum about the broken vase.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TATTLETALE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TATTLETALE
2 longer words begin with TATTLETALE.
Shorter words from the letters in TATTLETALE
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Common questions about TATTLETALE
- Is TATTLETALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TATTLETALE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TATTLETALE worth?
- TATTLETALE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TATTLETALE mean?
- A person, especially a child, who reports the wrongdoing or secrets of others.
- What letters can be added to TATTLETALE?
- TATTLETALE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TATTLETALE:
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