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Telegraph

t 1e 1l 1e 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does telegraph mean?

noun

  1. apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

    Synonymstelegraphy

verb

  1. send cables, wires, or telegrams

    Synonymscablewire

Is TELEGRAPH a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TELEGRAPH worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
t 1e 1l 1e 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4

Words With Friends

17 pts
t 1e 1l 2e 1g 3r 1a 1p 4h 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
t 1e 1l 1e 1g 3r 1a 1p 4h 4

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
t 1e 1l 2e 1g 4r 1a 1p 3h 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TELEGRAPH

Hooks for TELEGRAPH

Add one letter to the front or back of TELEGRAPH to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

telegraphstelegraphy

Words that end like TELEGRAPH

Common words that share the ending -APH, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

paragraphphotographautographphonographepitaphgraph
All words ending in -APH

Telegraph: quick answers

Is TELEGRAPH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TELEGRAPH is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TELEGRAPH worth?
TELEGRAPH scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does telegraph mean?
As a noun, telegraph means “apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TELEGRAPH?
You can make 366 shorter words from TELEGRAPH, such as PLEATHER, HATPEG, HEELTAP, PREHEAT. See the full list.