TELEMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TELEMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEMAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEMAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEMAN
No single letter turns TELEMAN into another word.
How TELEMAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELEMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does TELEMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A petty officer in the United States Navy who handles clerical, coding and communications work.
Teleman was a naval rating tied to message handling and office duties rather than to seamanship. The title is now mostly historical and appears in older service records.
How TELEMAN is used
Teleman is a specialised naval term, found in older navy records and word lists.
- The teleman typed up the day's signals for the captain.
- A teleman on the cruiser kept the code books under lock.
- He served as a teleman before leaving the navy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELEMAN
The 7 tiles of TELEMAN in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEMAN
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Common questions about TELEMAN
- Is TELEMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEMAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEMAN worth?
- TELEMAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEMAN mean?
- A petty officer in the United States Navy who handles clerical, coding and communications work.
- What letters can be added to TELEMAN?
- No single letter can be added to TELEMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELEMAN:
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