TELESCOPISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. TELESCOPISTS 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 TELESCOPISTS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELESCOPISTS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELESCOPISTS
No single letter turns TELESCOPISTS into another word.
How TELESCOPISTS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TELESCOPISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELESCOPISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELESCOPISTS mean in Scrabble?
TELESCOPISTS is the plural of TELESCOPIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TELESCOPISTS
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Common questions about TELESCOPISTS
- Is TELESCOPISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TELESCOPISTS is not in it.
- How many points is TELESCOPISTS worth?
- TELESCOPISTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TELESCOPISTS?
- No single letter can be added to TELESCOPISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TELESCOPISTS:
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