TELEFILM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TELEFILM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEFILM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEFILM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEFILM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telefilmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEFILM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TELEFILM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEFILM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEFILM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A film produced for showing on television rather than in cinemas.
A telefilm usually has a smaller budget than a cinema release and runs to a fixed time slot. In some countries the word is common for any movie made first for the small screen.
How TELEFILM is used
Used in television and film news, often interchangeable with TV movie.
- The network aired a new telefilm on Sunday night.
- Her first role was in a historical telefilm.
- A telefilm about the rescue won an award.
- The director moved from telefilm to the cinema.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEFILM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELEFILM
1 longer words begin with TELEFILM.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEFILM
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Common questions about TELEFILM
- Is TELEFILM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEFILM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEFILM worth?
- TELEFILM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEFILM mean?
- A film produced for showing on television rather than in cinemas.
- What letters can be added to TELEFILM?
- TELEFILM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TELEFILM:
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