Is TELLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELLIES mean?
Tellies is a form of TELLY.
- noun
an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
“the British call a tv set a telly”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
7
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 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 TELLIES
TELLIES 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 TELLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elites6
- illest6
- listee6
- listel6
- elite5
- islet5
- istle5
- leets5
- lilts5
- lisle5
- lites5
- selle5
- sleet5
- steel5
- stele5
- stile5
- still5
- teels5
- teles5
- tells5
- tiles5
- tills5
- eels4
- ells4
- else4
- ills4
- isle4
- lees4
- leet4
- leis4
- lest4
- lets4
- lies4
- lilt4
- list4
- lite4
- lits4
- seel4
- sell4
- sill4
- silt4
- site4
- slit4
- teel4
- tees4
- tele4
- tell4
- tels4
- ties4
- tile4
- till4
- tils4
- eel3
- ell3
- els3
- est3
- ill3
- its3
- lee3
- lei3
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