TELSON is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TELSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELSON?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELSON is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
telsonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELSON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TELSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,558.
What stands out about TELSON
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TELSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The last, terminal segment at the tip of the abdomen in crustaceans and related arthropods.
The telson sits at the very rear of animals such as lobsters, crabs, and horseshoe crabs, often forming a flattened tail piece together with the segments beside it. In lobsters and shrimp it spreads out as part of the tail fan used for swimming backward in a quick escape flick, while in horseshoe crabs it forms the long spike-like tail. Unlike the true body segments in front of it, the telson does not carry paired limbs of its own.
How TELSON is used
A specialist term from zoology, used in describing the anatomy of crustaceans and related arthropods.
- The lobster's telson formed the central fan of its tail.
- Scientists measured the shrimp from its rostrum to the tip of the telson.
- A horseshoe crab's long telson is often mistaken for a stinger.
- The telson lacks the paired appendages found on earlier segments.
- Damage to the telson can affect how well a crayfish swims backward.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELSON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TELSON
The 6 tiles of TELSON in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TELSON
2 longer words begin with TELSON.
Shorter words from the letters in TELSON
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Common questions about TELSON
- Is TELSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELSON, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELSON worth?
- TELSON is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELSON mean?
- The last, terminal segment at the tip of the abdomen in crustaceans and related arthropods.
- What letters can be added to TELSON?
- TELSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TELSON:
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