TELLUROMETER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. TELLUROMETER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELLUROMETER?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELLUROMETER is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELLUROMETER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tellurometersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELLUROMETER scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TELLUROMETER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELLUROMETER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELLUROMETER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A surveying instrument that measures distance across land by timing microwave signals sent between two stations.
A tellurometer lets surveyors measure long lines over rivers or valleys where a tape would be useless. One unit sends a signal and a second unit at the far point returns it. The tellurometer was a major advance in mid-century land surveying.
How TELLUROMETER is used
Tellurometer is a technical term in surveying and mapping.
- The team set up a tellurometer on either side of the valley.
- A tellurometer gave the distance within a few centimetres.
- Older surveys relied on the tellurometer before satellites arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELLUROMETER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELLUROMETER
1 longer words begin with TELLUROMETER.
Shorter words from the letters in TELLUROMETER
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Common questions about TELLUROMETER
- Is TELLUROMETER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELLUROMETER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELLUROMETER worth?
- TELLUROMETER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELLUROMETER mean?
- A surveying instrument that measures distance across land by timing microwave signals sent between two stations.
- What letters can be added to TELLUROMETER?
- TELLUROMETER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TELLUROMETER:
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