TELEPHEME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. TELEPHEME 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TELEPHEME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEPHEME is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEPHEME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telephemesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEPHEME scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELEPHEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEPHEME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TELEPHEME
- The letter E appears four times in TELEPHEME.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TELEPHEME
1 longer words begin with TELEPHEME.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEPHEME
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Common questions about TELEPHEME
- Is TELEPHEME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TELEPHEME is not in it.
- How many points is TELEPHEME worth?
- TELEPHEME is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TELEPHEME?
- TELEPHEME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELEPHEME:
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