TELECINE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TELECINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELECINE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELECINE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELECINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telecinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELECINE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TELECINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELECINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELECINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Equipment or a process that converts cinema film into a video signal for television.
A telecine machine scans each frame of a film reel and turns it into a signal that screens can show. Old movies on television or on early discs usually passed through a telecine step first.
How TELECINE is used
Telecine is a technical term in film transfer and broadcasting.
- The studio sent the reels to the telecine suite.
- A flaw in the telecine left a faint flicker in the picture.
- The telecine operator adjusted the colour balance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELECINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELECINE
1 longer words begin with TELECINE.
Shorter words from the letters in TELECINE
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Common questions about TELECINE
- Is TELECINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELECINE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELECINE worth?
- TELECINE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELECINE mean?
- Equipment or a process that converts cinema film into a video signal for television.
- What letters can be added to TELECINE?
- TELECINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TELECINE:
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