TELEJOURNALIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. TELEJOURNALIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TELEJOURNALIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEJOURNALIST is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEJOURNALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telejournalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEJOURNALIST scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in TELEJOURNALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEJOURNALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TELEJOURNALIST
- TELEJOURNALIST begins and ends with the same letter.
- TELEJOURNALIST contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TELEJOURNALIST
1 longer words begin with TELEJOURNALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEJOURNALIST
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Common questions about TELEJOURNALIST
- Is TELEJOURNALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TELEJOURNALIST is not in it.
- How many points is TELEJOURNALIST worth?
- TELEJOURNALIST is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TELEJOURNALIST?
- TELEJOURNALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of TELEJOURNALIST:
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