TELOGEN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TELOGEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELOGEN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELOGEN is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELOGEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TELOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 70,179.
What does TELOGEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicaltechnical
The resting phase of the hair growth cycle, after growth has stopped and before the hair is shed.
At any moment most scalp hairs are growing, while a small share sit in telogen waiting to fall out. Stress or illness can push many follicles into telogen at once, which shows up weeks later as heavy shedding.
How TELOGEN is used
Used in dermatology and hair-care writing.
- A follicle in telogen no longer produces a growing hair.
- After the fever, many hairs entered telogen together.
- The doctor explained the telogen stage with a simple diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELOGEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELOGEN
1 longer words begin with TELOGEN.
Shorter words from the letters in TELOGEN
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Common questions about TELOGEN
- Is TELOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELOGEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELOGEN worth?
- TELOGEN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELOGEN mean?
- The resting phase of the hair growth cycle, after growth has stopped and before the hair is shed.
- What letters can be added to TELOGEN?
- TELOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TELOGEN:
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