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Is TELESCOPES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TELESCOPES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TELESCOPES mean?

Telescopes is a form of TELESCOPE.

  1. verb

    crush together or collapse

    “In the accident, the cars telescoped”

  2. noun

    a magnifier of images of distant objects

  3. verb

    make smaller or shorter

    “the novel was telescoped into a short play”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
10

T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + O (1) + P (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 TELESCOPES

TELESCOPES 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 TELESCOPES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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