TELEPLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TELEPLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEPLAY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEPLAY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEPLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teleplaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEPLAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TELEPLAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEPLAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEPLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A script or play written to be performed on television.
A teleplay sets out dialogue and camera directions for a single episode or special. The writer of a teleplay often works from a story idea supplied by someone else.
How TELEPLAY is used
Used in television writing and award credits.
- She won an award for the best teleplay of the year.
- The teleplay was based on a short story.
- He spent a month polishing the teleplay.
- A teleplay is shorter than a feature script.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEPLAY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELEPLAY
1 longer words begin with TELEPLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEPLAY
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Common questions about TELEPLAY
- Is TELEPLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEPLAY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEPLAY worth?
- TELEPLAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEPLAY mean?
- A script or play written to be performed on television.
- What letters can be added to TELEPLAY?
- TELEPLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TELEPLAY:
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