TELFORD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TELFORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELFORD?
| 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 TELFORD is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELFORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telfordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELFORD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELFORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does TELFORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A road built by a method that uses a deep foundation of large stones under a smaller broken-stone surface.
The word comes from the name of an engineer whose road-building method was widely copied. Writers on the history of transport use telford when they need to separate this style of construction from other road types.
How TELFORD is used
Telford appears in books on engineering and road history rather than in everyday speech.
- The old coach route was rebuilt as a telford with a solid stone base.
- A telford was costly to lay but lasted far longer than a plain dirt track.
- Remains of a telford can still be seen beneath the modern tarmac.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELFORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELFORD
1 longer words begin with TELFORD.
Shorter words from the letters in TELFORD
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Common questions about TELFORD
- Is TELFORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELFORD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELFORD worth?
- TELFORD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELFORD mean?
- A road built by a method that uses a deep foundation of large stones under a smaller broken-stone surface.
- What letters can be added to TELFORD?
- TELFORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELFORD:
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