TELEOSTEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TELEOSTEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEOSTEAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEOSTEAN is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEOSTEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teleosteansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEOSTEAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TELEOSTEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEOSTEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEOSTEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Relating to the teleosts, the large group of bony, ray-finned fishes.
Most familiar fish, from cod to goldfish, are teleostean, in contrast to sharks, whose skeletons are cartilage. The word can also name such a fish as a noun.
How TELEOSTEAN is used
Teleostean is a zoological term.
- Biologists compared teleostean and shark anatomy.
- The salmon is a teleostean fish.
- A teleostean skeleton is made of true bone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEOSTEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELEOSTEAN
1 longer words begin with TELEOSTEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEOSTEAN
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Common questions about TELEOSTEAN
- Is TELEOSTEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEOSTEAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEOSTEAN worth?
- TELEOSTEAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEOSTEAN mean?
- Relating to the teleosts, the large group of bony, ray-finned fishes.
- What letters can be added to TELEOSTEAN?
- TELEOSTEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TELEOSTEAN:
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