Is TELL a word?
TELL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 4 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, TELL is a valid word.
What does tell mean?
noun: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
TELL: word details
- Pronunciation: TEHL (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 4 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside tell
Words you can make from the letters of tell.
Solve a whole rack, not just TELL
TELL is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does TELL mean?
TELL is a noun. It means: a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap).
Is TELL a valid word?
Yes, TELL is a valid word. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.