TELA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TELA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How TELA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TELA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about TELA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TELA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalmedical
A thin, weblike tissue or membrane, especially one described in anatomy.
Tela comes from the Latin word for a web or woven fabric, and anatomists borrowed it to name delicate, web-like layers of tissue found in the body, such as the tela choroidea inside the brain. Outside anatomy the word is rarely used in ordinary English.
How TELA is used
Mainly a technical term in anatomy textbooks and medical writing.
- The textbook diagram labelled the thin tela covering the structure.
- Surgeons must take care around such a delicate tela during the procedure.
- The tela choroidea forms part of the lining inside the fluid-filled cavities of the brain.
- Under the microscope the tela appeared as a fine web of fibres.
- The lecture explained how the tela develops before birth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELA
The 4 tiles of TELA in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with TELA
16 longer words begin with TELA.
Words ending in TELA
4 words end in TELA. Useful as a back hook: play TELA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TELA inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain TELA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TELA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TELA
Common questions about TELA
- Is TELA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELA worth?
- TELA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELA mean?
- A thin, weblike tissue or membrane, especially one described in anatomy.
- What letters can be added to TELA?
- TELA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TELA:
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