Is TELEGRAPHIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELEGRAPHIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELEGRAPHIES mean?
Telegraphies is a form of TELEGRAPHY.
- noun
communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire
- noun
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + R (1) + A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 TELEGRAPHIES
TELEGRAPHIES 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 TELEGRAPHIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legateship16
- telegraphs16
- sphalerite15
- graphites15
- plighters15
- telegraph15
- lethargies14
- pleathers14
- shapelier14
- therapies14
- therapise14
- graphite14
- plighter14
- ghastlier13
- heritages13
- litharges13
- thirlages13
- earlship13
- haplites13
- harelips13
- heeltaps13
- pharisee13
- philters13
- philtres13
- plashier13
- pleather13
- preheats13
- telphers13
- triphase13
- plights13
- spright13
- heritage12
- lighters12
- litharge12
- relights12
- sleigher12
- slighter12
- thirlage12
- haplite12
- harelip12
- harpies12
- harpist12
- heapers12
- heeltap12
- helpers12
- hipster12
- hirples12
- philter12
- philtra12
- philtre12
- plasher12
- preheat12
- prithee12
- reshape12
- sharpie12
- sheeple12
- spheral12
- telpher12
- tephras12
- threaps12
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