TELL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TELL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does TELL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
Tell always involves a listener or reader who receives the information, which sets it apart from say, a verb that can stand without naming who hears it. It is used for facts, stories, instructions and secrets alike, and appears in many fixed phrases such as tell the truth and tell a story.
How TELL is used
One of the most common verbs in everyday English, used in speech and writing alike.
- Please tell me what happened at the meeting.
- She will tell the children a bedtime story tonight.
- He refused to tell anyone where he had been.
- Tell your brother that dinner is ready.
- I can tell you exactly how the accident occurred.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELL
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with TELL.
Words ending in TELL
6 words end in TELL. Useful as a back hook: play TELL onto a word already on the board.
Words with TELL inside
Showing 24 of 270 words that contain TELL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TELL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TELL
Common questions about TELL
- Is TELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELL worth?
- TELL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELL mean?
- To communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.
- What letters can be added to TELL?
- TELL takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TELL:
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