TELLURIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TELLURIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELLURIC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELLURIC is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELLURIC
No single letter turns TELLURIC into another word.
How TELLURIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TELLURIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELLURIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELLURIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the earth or soil, or to the element tellurium.
Geologists use telluric for things that arise from or act within the ground, such as natural electric currents in the crust. In chemistry the same word points to tellurium compounds, so context decides which meaning is meant.
How TELLURIC is used
Telluric occurs in earth science and chemistry, and sometimes in poetic writing about the land.
- Telluric currents flow through the crust and disturb sensitive cables.
- The poet wrote of a telluric force rising from the soil.
- Telluric acid is a compound of tellurium.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELLURIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TELLURIC
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Common questions about TELLURIC
- Is TELLURIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELLURIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELLURIC worth?
- TELLURIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELLURIC mean?
- Relating to the earth or soil, or to the element tellurium.
- What letters can be added to TELLURIC?
- No single letter can be added to TELLURIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TELLURIC:
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