TELEGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TELEGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEGENIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEGENIC is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEGENIC
No single letter turns TELEGENIC into another word.
How TELEGENIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELEGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a look or manner that comes across well on television.
A telegenic politician seems relaxed and attractive under studio lights, whatever the quality of the argument. Producers often choose guests partly because they are telegenic.
How TELEGENIC is used
Describes people on screen; being telegenic is about appearance and ease, not skill.
- The young chef was so telegenic that a network offered her a show.
- He was clever, but not particularly telegenic.
- Candidates now train to look telegenic in debates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELEGENIC
1 longer words begin with TELEGENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEGENIC
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Common questions about TELEGENIC
- Is TELEGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEGENIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEGENIC worth?
- TELEGENIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEGENIC mean?
- Having a look or manner that comes across well on television.
- What letters can be added to TELEGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to TELEGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELEGENIC:
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