Is TELEPHONER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELEPHONER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELEPHONER mean?
- noun
the person initiating a telephone call
“there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + H (4) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 15 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 TELEPHONER
Single letters that turn TELEPHONER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TELEPHONER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phenetole14
- telephone14
- phenetol13
- potheen12
- telpher12
- helper11
- holpen11
- phenol11
- phoner11
- pother11
- thorpe11
- threep11
- petronel10
- thereon10
- ephor10
- hoper10
- phone10
- thorp10
- tophe10
- preteen9
- replete9
- terpene9
- ethene9
- heeler9
- hereon9
- hereto9
- hetero9
- hornet9
- nether9
- nother9
- reheel9
- throne9
- help9
- holp9
- hope9
- pheo9
- phon9
- phot9
- toph9
- eloper8
- lepton8
- opener8
- peeler8
- pelter8
- pereon8
- petrel8
- petrol8
- poteen8
- reopen8
- repent8
- replot8
- ether8
- helot8
- heron8
- honer8
- hotel8
- lethe8
- north8
- other8
- there8
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