Is TELEGRAPHIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELEGRAPHIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELEGRAPHIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to or transmitted by telegraph
“a telegraphic machine”
- adjective
having the style of a telegram with many short words left out
“telegraphic economy of words”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for TELEGRAPHIC
TELEGRAPHIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from TELEGRAPHIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- preethical17
- apheretic16
- petechial16
- lethargic15
- telegraph15
- chapiter15
- herpetic15
- parhelic15
- patchier15
- peachier15
- petechia15
- phreatic15
- graphic15
- heretical14
- graphite14
- lichgate14
- plighter14
- teiglach14
- aphetic14
- chaplet14
- chapter14
- cheaper14
- cheapie14
- chiplet14
- hepatic14
- patcher14
- peacher14
- pitcher14
- repatch14
- tepache14
- replicate13
- aetheric13
- hetaeric13
- leachier13
- pleather13
- gatcher13
- caliph13
- ceriph13
- chapel13
- cipher13
- eparch13
- haptic13
- hepcat13
- phatic13
- pleach13
- preach13
- heritage12
- litharge12
- particle12
- praelect12
- prelatic12
- thirlage12
- charlie12
- cheater12
- chelate12
- erethic12
- etheric12
- ethical12
- haplite12
- harelip12
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