Is TELLINGLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TELLINGLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TELLINGLY mean?
- adverb
in a telling manner
“the plain manner of its style all the more tellingly points up the horror of the case”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 TELLINGLY
TELLINGLY 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 TELLINGLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- yelling11
- gently10
- glinty10
- tingly10
- lenity9
- eying9
- gelly9
- gilly9
- gynie9
- lingy9
- lying9
- tying9
- gillnet8
- telling8
- liney8
- linty8
- nelly8
- telly8
- gley8
- gentil7
- tingle7
- illy7
- inly7
- lily7
- liny7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyin7
- tyne7
- yell7
- yeti7
- yill7
- gey7
- lentil6
- lintel6
- glint6
- ingle6
- legit6
- tinge6
- ley6
- lye6
- tye6
- yen6
- yet6
- yin6
- elint5
- inlet5
- intel5
- gelt5
- gent5
- gien5
- gill5
- gilt5
- gite5
- glen5
- ling5
- ting5
- ye5
- lent4
- lien4
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