TELEPHONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TELEPHONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEPHONE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEPHONE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEPHONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEPHONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELEPHONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEPHONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEPHONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device or system for talking to someone far away by transmitting sound over wires or radio.
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with the first practical telephone in the 1870s. The word now covers everything from old desk handsets to smartphones, though people usually shorten it to "phone". As a verb it means to call someone, a use that sounds slightly formal today.
How TELEPHONE is used
Telephone is the full form of "phone", and also serves as a verb meaning to call.
- The telephone rang just after midnight.
- Please telephone the office to confirm the booking.
- She spoke to him on the telephone for an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEPHONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELEPHONE
The 9 tiles of TELEPHONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TELEPHONE
4 longer words begin with TELEPHONE.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEPHONE
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Common questions about TELEPHONE
- Is TELEPHONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEPHONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEPHONE worth?
- TELEPHONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEPHONE mean?
- A device or system for talking to someone far away by transmitting sound over wires or radio.
- What letters can be added to TELEPHONE?
- TELEPHONE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELEPHONE:
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