TELAMON is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TELAMON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELAMON?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELAMON is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELAMON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telamonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELAMON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELAMON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about TELAMON
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 TELAMON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A sculpted male figure used as a column to support a beam or part of a building.
A telamon is the male counterpart of the caryatid, which is a female figure doing the same job. Architects of ancient Greece and later revivals used it for porches, doorways and balconies.
How TELAMON is used
Telamon is an architectural term, found in descriptions of classical and baroque buildings.
- A stone telamon held up the corner of the balcony.
- The doorway was flanked by a telamon on each side.
- Visitors admired the muscular telamon carved above the entrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELAMON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELAMON
The 7 tiles of TELAMON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TELAMON
2 longer words begin with TELAMON.
Shorter words from the letters in TELAMON
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Common questions about TELAMON
- Is TELAMON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELAMON, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELAMON worth?
- TELAMON is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELAMON mean?
- A sculpted male figure used as a column to support a beam or part of a building.
- What letters can be added to TELAMON?
- TELAMON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELAMON:
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