TELECOM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TELECOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELECOM?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELECOM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELECOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELECOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELECOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 315,806.
What does TELECOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The systems and industry used for sending messages and information over long distances by electronic means.
Telecom is the shortened business label for phone, cable and network services. Job adverts and market reports prefer it because the full word telecommunications is long and formal.
How TELECOM is used
Telecom is used in business and news writing, often before words such as company, sector or provider.
- She works for a large telecom firm that lays fibre across the country.
- Telecom stocks rose after the merger was announced.
- The telecom industry is investing heavily in faster mobile networks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELECOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELECOM
13 longer words begin with TELECOM.
Shorter words from the letters in TELECOM
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Common questions about TELECOM
- Is TELECOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELECOM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELECOM worth?
- TELECOM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELECOM mean?
- The systems and industry used for sending messages and information over long distances by electronic means.
- What letters can be added to TELECOM?
- TELECOM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELECOM:
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