TELERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TELERAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELERAN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELERAN is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teleransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELERAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,191.
What stands out about TELERAN
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TELERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early air-navigation system that sent radar images of the sky to television screens in aircraft.
Teleran was tested in the mid twentieth century as a way to help pilots avoid other aircraft. It was never widely adopted, and later systems replaced it.
How TELERAN is used
Teleran appears in histories of aviation technology.
- The teleran showed the sky around the airfield.
- Engineers demonstrated teleran to airline officials.
- A teleran screen glowed in the cockpit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELERAN
The 7 tiles of TELERAN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with TELERAN
1 longer words begin with TELERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TELERAN
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Common questions about TELERAN
- Is TELERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELERAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELERAN worth?
- TELERAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELERAN mean?
- An early air-navigation system that sent radar images of the sky to television screens in aircraft.
- What letters can be added to TELERAN?
- TELERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELERAN:
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