5-Letter Words Starting With TEL
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With TEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With TEL 10 words
How common is TEL at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 five-letter words that start with TEL. They average 6.4 points, the best is TELEX (12 points) and 30% end in S.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.4
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 30% of words
Most common last letters
- s 30%
- a 10%
- c 10%
Top vowel pairs
- ae10%
- ia10%
- oi10%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with TEL
t 1e 1l 1e 1x 8
T 1 + E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + X 8 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
telex
- nouna character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter
- verbcommunicate by telex“We telexed the information to our sister company”
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How many five-letter words that start with TEL are there?
There are 10 five-letter words that start with TEL in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with TEL?
TELEX is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TELLY (8), TELIC (7), TELCO (7).
Which rare five-letter words that start with TEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include TELCO (7), TELAE (5), TELES (5), TELIA (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.